Black Orpheus
Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus (1959)
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IMDb 7.4/10
TMDb 70/100
Letterboxd 3.8/5
Trakt 74/100
Metacritic 81/100
Rotten Tomatoes 88/100

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.

Director: Marcel Camus

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance

Runtime: 100 minutes

Release Date: 1959-06-12

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