Black Orpheus

    Black Orpheus
    1959

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Breno MelloOrfeo
    • Marpessa DawnEurydice
    • Lourdes de OliveiraMira
    • Léa GarciaSerafina
    • Adhemar Ferreira da SilvaDeath
    • Waldetar De SouzaChico
    • Alexandre ConstantinoHermes
    • Jorge Dos SantosBenedito
    • Aurino CassianoZeca
    • Maria AliceLittle Girl

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