Black Orpheus
黒いオルフェ
Orfeu Negro
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 is a movie first shown in 1959. Runtime is 100 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Drama, Romance. TMDB score 7.0/10 from 247 votes.
100mRuntime
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