Movie

Black Orpheus

★ 7/10 · 243 votes 1959 1h 40m Released

DramaRomance

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.

Cast

Breno Mello Orfeo Marpessa Dawn Eurydice L Lourdes de Oliveira Mira Léa Garcia Serafina Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Death W Waldetar De Souza Chico