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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… Read more
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1959 · 1h 40m · ★ 75% (51K)
The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...
Director: Marcel Camus
Starring: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira
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.
Marcel Camus
Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes
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, Marcel Camus, Fausto Guerzoni, Thereza Santos, Zeni Pereira, Elizeth Cardoso, Cartola, Dona Zica
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