
Black Orpheus - (1959)Released
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.
Genres
DramaRomance
Production Countries
BrazilFranceItaly
Production Companies
Dispat FilmsGemmaTupan Filmes
Spoken Languages
Português
Release Date
1959-06-12
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Runtime
100 minutes
Some pictures from the movie
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