Black OrpheusMovie
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.
About Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus is a 1959 drama, romance movie directed by Marcel Camus.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 40m, production credits from Brazil, France, Italy, an original language code of PT.
The credited cast includes Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
