Black Orpheus

“The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...”

7.0

1959

1h 40m

DramaRomance

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.

Key Crew

Director

Marcel Camus

Producers

Sacha Gordine

Writers

Jacques Viot

Cinematography

Jean Bourgoin

Music

Luiz Bonfá

Cast (17)

Breno Mello

Orfeo

Marpessa Dawn

Eurydice

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