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Orfeu Negro 1959

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.

Directed by: Marcel Camus
Written by: Marcel Camus & Jacques Viot
Runtime: 100 minutes
Critics score:
88 / 100
Tagline: The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
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 
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Also known as:
  • Black Orpheus
  • Orfeu do Carnaval
  • 흑인 오르페