Black Orpheus (1959)
Directed by Marcel Camus
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.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Language: pt
Countries: Brazil, France, Italy
Production
Cinematographer: Jean Bourgoin · Composers: Antônio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá · Editor: Andrée Feix · Production Design: Pierre Guffroy
Production: Dispat Films
1 screening currently listed
