MOVIE
Black Orpheus
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Black Orpheus in its release era
Released in 1959, Black Orpheus sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1959-06-12
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 7.0/10
- Original language
- PT
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Brazil, France, Italy
- Studio
- Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes
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