Black Orpheus
1959 · directed by Marcel Camus
- Rating
- 82/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- Palme d'Or
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.
Black Orpheus (1959), directed by Marcel Camus, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Breno Mello
- Marpessa Dawn
- Lourdes de Oliveira
- Léa Garcia
- Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
- Waldetar De Souza
- Alexandre Constantino
- Jorge Dos Santos
- Aurino Cassiano
- Maria Alice
Crew
- Jean Bourgoin — Director of Photography
- Andrée Feix — Editor
- Antônio Carlos Jobim — Original Music Composer
- Luiz Bonfá — Original Music Composer
- Jacques Viot — Screenplay
More from Marcel Camus
- Atlantic Wall (1970) — 61/100
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