
Black Orpheus
"The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world..."
7.0/101h 40m1959

Overview
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.
Genres
DramaRomance
Production Companies
Dispat Films
Gemma
Tupan Filmes
Additional Information
Original Title:Orfeu Negro
Original Language:Portuguese
Status:Released































