Black Orpheus

1080p 100 min 1959 Published on, 1 year ago

7.0

Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Country

Brazil

Genre

Drama Fantasy Music Romance

Released

12 Jun, 1959

Main Cast

Breno Mello , Marpessa Dawn , Lourdes de Oliveira , Léa Garcia , Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Supporting Cast

Alexandre Constantino , Marcel Camus , Fausto Guerzoni , Zeni Pereira , Elizeth Cardoso

guitar rio de janeiro orpheus samba trolley dancing in the street based on myths, legends or folklore carnaval