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Black Orpheus (1959)

Black Orpheus (1959)

Drama Romance

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

Release Date: 1959, June 12
Directors: Marcel Camus
Countries: Brazil, France, Italy
Production: Dispat Films, Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes, Gemma, Tupan Filmes
Cast: Fausto Guerzoni, Maria Alice, Léa Garcia, Breno Mello, Jorge Dos Santos, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Marpessa Dawn, Aurino Cassiano, Lourdes de Oliveira, Waldetar De Souza, Alexandre Constantino

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.

Keywords:

guitar detached demeaning rio de janeiro based on myths, legends or folklore samba dancing in the street carnaval trolley orpheus