Black Orpheus
100 min
1959
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Orfeu Negro
Black Orpheus
100 min
1959
7.0
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.
Country
Released
12 Jun, 1959
guitar
rio de janeiro
samba
trolley
dancing in the street
based on myths, legends or folklore
detached
carnaval
demeaning
