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The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...

Black Orpheus

7.019591h 40mPG

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.

Directed by Marcel Camus

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Movie screenshots & stills

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CAST

The people behind the story

Breno Mello

Breno MelloOrfeo

Marpessa Dawn

Marpessa DawnEurydice

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Lourdes de OliveiraMira

Léa Garcia

Léa GarciaSerafina

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Adhemar Ferreira da SilvaDeath

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Waldetar De SouzaChico

Alexandre Constantino

Alexandre ConstantinoHermes

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Jorge Dos SantosBenedito