Black Orpheus
1959/06/12 (US) | Drama, Romance
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.
Marcel Camus
Director
Jacques Viot
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Breno Mello
Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn
Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira
Léa Garcia
Serafina
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Death
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Waldetar De Souza
Chico
Alexandre Constantino
Hermes
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Dispat Films
- Gemma
- Tupan Filmes
Crews
Antônio Carlos Jobim
Original Music Composer
Sacha Gordine
Producer
Luiz Bonfá
Original Music Composer
Andrée Feix
Editor
Vinicius de Moraes
Theatre Play
Jacques Viot
Dialogue
Jean Bourgoin
Director of Photography