Black Orpheus Poster

Black Orpheus

70.00% | June 12, 1959 | Drama, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

Marcel Camus
Director
Sacha Gordine
Producer
Luiz Bonfá
Original Music Composer

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