1959PG· 100 min
Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
Drama Romance
7.0 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
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.
Director: Marcel Camus
Cast: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Tags
1950s Brazil70mmaccidental deathAContra+Adaptationafro brazilian religionatmosphericbased on greek mythbased on myths, legends or folklorebased on myths or folklore
