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Black Orpheus

PG

1959

100 minutes

DramaFantasyMusicRomance

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Breno Mello headshot

Breno Mello

Orfeo

Marpessa Dawn headshot

Marpessa Dawn

Eurydice

Lourdes de Oliveira headshot

Lourdes de Oliveira

Mira

Léa Garcia headshot

Léa Garcia

Serafina

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva headshot

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Death

Waldetar De Souza headshot

Waldetar De Souza

Chico

Alexandre Constantino headshot

Alexandre Constantino

Hermes

Jorge Dos Santos headshot

Jorge Dos Santos

Benedito

Aurino Cassiano headshot

Aurino Cassiano

Zeca

Maria Alice headshot

Maria Alice

Little Girl

Marcel Camus headshot

Marcel Camus

Ernesto

Fausto Guerzoni headshot

Fausto Guerzoni

Fausto

Thereza Santos headshot

Thereza Santos

Zeni Pereira headshot

Zeni Pereira

Elizeth Cardoso headshot

Elizeth Cardoso

Cartola headshot

Cartola

Dona Zica headshot

Dona Zica