Black Orpheus

IMDb 7.0 1959 • 100 min • DramaRomance

Director

Marcel Camus

Country

BR

Plot 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.

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