A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro.
Director:
Marcel Camus
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Title: Black Orpheus (1959)
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Cast
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| Breno Mello | ... | Orfeo | |
| Marpessa Dawn | ... | Eurydice | |
| Lourdes de Oliveira | ... | Mira | |
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Léa Garcia | ... | Serafina |
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Ademar Da Silva | ... | Death (as Adhemar Feirrera da Silva) |
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Waldemar De Souza | ... | Chico |
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Alexandro Constantino | ... | Hermes |
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Jorge Dos Santos | ... | Benedito |
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Aurino Cassiano | ... | Zeca |
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Maria Alice | ||
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Ana Amélia | ||
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Elizeth Cardoso | ||
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Arlete Costa | ||
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Maria de Lourdes | ||
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Modesto De Souza | ||
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In the heady atmosphere of Rio's carnival, two people meet and fall in love. Eurydice, a country girl, has run away from home to avoid a man who arrived at her her looking for her. She is convinced that he was going to kill her. She arrives in Rio to stay with her cousin Serafina. Orfeo works as a tram conductor and is engaged to Mira - as far as Mira is concerned anyways. As Eurydice and Orpheus get to know one another they fall deeply in love. Mira is mad with jealousy and when Eurydice disappears, Orfeo sets out to find her. Written by garykmcd
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The Music... The Dancing... The Colors! See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
PortugueseRelease Date:
21 December 1959 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Black Orpheus See more »Company Credits
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Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. See more »Soundtracks
O Nosso AmorWritten by Antonio Carlos Jobim
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Truly a magical film! Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) transports you and makes you long for the Rio of the late 50s (slums and all). Marcel Camus has taken a classic tale of eternal love and transplanted it into "modern times" flawlessly. It has it all -- love, suspense, myth, music, dancing, tragedy -- set amidst the frenetic backdrop of the carnival. I'll always thank the friend who introduced me to this film.