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Black Orpheus

"The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world..."

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.

Top Cast

  • Breno Mello

    Breno Mello

    Orfeo

  • Marpessa Dawn

    Marpessa Dawn

    Eurydice

  • Lourdes de Oliveira

    Lourdes de Oliveira

    Mira

  • Léa Garcia

    Léa Garcia

    Serafina

  • Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

    Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

    Death

  • Waldetar De Souza

    Waldetar De Souza

    Chico

  • Alexandre Constantino

    Alexandre Constantino

    Hermes

  • Jorge Dos Santos

    Jorge Dos Santos

    Benedito

  • Aurino Cassiano

    Aurino Cassiano

    Zeca

Overview

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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