Black Orpheus (1959) (Orfeu Negro)

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Directed by

Marcel Camus

Starring (View all)

Breno Mello
Orfeu

Marpessa Dawn
Eurydice

Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira

Léa Garcia
Serafina

Ademar Da Silva
Death

Elizeth Cardoso

Tião Macalé
Record player seller

Zeni Pereira

Written by

Marcel Camus
writer

Vinicius de Moraes
play Orfeu do Carnaval

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In Rio, Orfeo is a trolley conductor and musician, engaged to Mira. During Carnival week, he sees Eurydice, who's fled her village in fear of a stalker; it's love at first sight. Her cousin Sarafina, with whom she stays in Rio, is a friend of Orfeo and Mira, so the star-crossed lovers meet again. Later, during the revels, wearing Sarafina's costume, Eurydice dances a provocative samba with Orfeo. Not only is Mira enraged when her rival is unmasked, but the stalker, dressed as Death, appears: Eurydice is in danger, pursued through noisy crowds and a morgue. Can Orfeo conduct her to safety? Don't look back.

Release date: 21 December 1959
UPC: 037429138328

Tags: Drama (6), 1950s (6), Romance (5), Brazilian (4), 1959 (4), Comedy (3), Oscar Winner (3), Musical (3), Brazil (3), Criterion Collection (2), Foreign (2), Masculine/feminine (1), Altered States (1), Palme D'Or Winner (1), Transition (1), MMG (1), Myth/religion (1), Journeying (1), Samba (1), Fantasy/sci-fi (1)

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