Black Orpheus
Orfeu Negro
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
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.
- Production
- Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Marcel Camus
- Writers
- Jacques Viot
- Producers
- Sacha Gordine
- Cinematography
- Jean Bourgoin
- Composer
- Luiz Bonfá,Antônio Carlos Jobim
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CinemaSerf
February 12, 2024
I reckon this was always going to be a bit of a creatively risky venture and for me: a Frenchman moving a Greek myth to the culturally diverse Brazil was always going to be quite an ask. It's colourful and well cast, but I am afraid the story just muddled up too many themes for me. The premiss is the same as the ancient story, with this time "Eurydice" (Marpessa Dawn) having fled her home town to avoid the unwelcome attentions of a suitor. She encounters tram driver "Orfeu" (Breno Mello) and pre…