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.| Original Title: | Orfeu Negro |
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| Status: | Released (1959-06-12) |
| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 2 nominations total |
| Screen: | Jacques Viot, Vinicius de Moraes, Marcel Camus |
| Productions: | Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes |
| Production Countries: | Brazil, France, Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | Português |
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- 274344: Breno Mello - Orfeo
- 17581: Marpessa Dawn - Eurydice
- 1116072: Lourdes de Oliveira - Mira
- 560262: Léa Garcia - Serafina
- 1116073: Adhemar Ferreira da Silva - Death
- 1116075: Waldetar De Souza - Chico
- 1116074: Alexandre Constantino - Hermes
Crews
- 581662: Antônio Carlos Jobim - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1005062: Sacha Gordine - Producer - Production
- 572166: Luiz Bonfá - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 232669: Marcel Camus - Director - Directing
- 1116070: Andrée Feix - Editor - Editing
- 563750: Vinicius de Moraes - Theatre Play - Writing
- 97253: Jacques Viot - Dialogue - Writing
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I reckon this was always going to be a bit of a creatively risky venture and for me: a Frenchman moving a Greek myth to the culturally diverse Brazil was always going to be quite an ask. It's colourful and well cast, but I am afraid the story just muddled up too many themes for me. T ....
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