Black Orpheus
Orfeu Negro
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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▶ Watch now on JustWatch, opens in a new tab- Original title
- Orfeu Negro
- Release date
- June 12, 1959
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Country
- Brazil, Italy, France
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Studio
- Dispat Films, Gemma Cinematografica
- TMDB audience rating
- 7 / 10 · 247 votes
- Also known as
- 黑色奥菲斯 · Orfeu do Carnaval · 흑인 오르페 · Orfeo negro
- Status
- Released
