Black Orpheus

1959, Drama, 1h 40m

70 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Colorful, atmospheric, and infections, Black Orpheus takes an ancient tale and makes it fresh anew, thanks in part to its bewitching bossa nova soundtrack. Read critic reviews

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Young lovers Orfeu (Breno Mello) and Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn) run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death (Ademar Da Silva) and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira (Lourdes de Oliveira) 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.

Cast & Crew

Breno Mello
Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn
Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira
Léa Garcia
Serafina
Ademar Da Silva
Death
Alexandro Constantino
Hermes
Waldemar De Souza
Chico
Jorge Dos Santos
Benedito
Aurino Cassiano
Zeca
Marcel Camus
Director
Vinicius de Moraes
Writer
Marcel Camus
Writer
Jacques Viot
Writer
Sacha Gordine
Producer
Luiz Bonfa
Original Music
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Original Music
Jean Bourgoin
Cinematographer
Andrée Feix
Film Editing
Roberto Bakker
Assistant Production Manager
Jacques Gibault
Production Manager
Bartolomeu Andrade
Assistant Director
Robert Mazoyer
Assistant Director
Amaury Leenhardt
Sound
Geneviève Winding
Assistant Editor
Silvio Autuori
Production Assistant
Francisco A. Vilela
Production Assistant
Roger Blanche
Production Assistant
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