Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus

1959 "The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world..."
Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus

7.4 | 1h40m | PG | en | Fantasy

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.

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7.4 | 1h40m | PG | en | Fantasy , Drama , Music
Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Breno Mello , Marpessa Dawn , Lourdes de Oliveira

Director

Loup Bonin

Producted By

Dispat Films , Gemma

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