Black Orpheus

The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...

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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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Cast

Breno Mello actor

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Marpessa Dawn actor

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Lourdes de Oliveira actor Léa Garcia actor

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Adhemar Ferreira da Silva actor

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Waldetar De Souza actor

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Alexandre Constantino actor

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Jorge Dos Santos actor

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Aurino Cassiano actor

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Maria Alice actor

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Marcel Camus actor

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Fausto Guerzoni actor

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Thereza Santos actor

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Zeni Pereira actor

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Elizeth Cardoso actor Cartola actor

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Dona Zica actor