Black Orpheus
movie
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
Released June 12, 1959
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.
Cast
Breno Mello
as
Orfeo
Marpessa Dawn
as
Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira
as
Mira
Léa Garcia
as
Serafina
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
as
Death
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Waldetar De Souza
as
Chico
Alexandre Constantino
as
Hermes
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Jorge Dos Santos
as
Benedito
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Aurino Cassiano
as
Zeca
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Maria Alice
as
Little Girl
Marcel Camus
as
Ernesto
Fausto Guerzoni
as
Fausto
Crew
Antônio Carlos Jobim
as
Original Music Composer
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Sacha Gordine
as
Producer
Luiz Bonfá
as
Original Music Composer
Marcel Camus
as
Director
Andrée Feix
as
Editor
Vinicius de Moraes
as
Theatre Play
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Jacques Viot
as
Dialogue
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Jean Bourgoin
as
Director of Photography
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Geneviève Winding
as
Assistant Editor
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Ded. Bourbonnais
as
Costumer
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Jacques Viot
as
Screenplay
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Louis Stein
as
Camera Operator