Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: June 12, 1959
Runtime: 100 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original Language: PT
Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (215 votes)
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Eurydice
Lourdes de Oliveira
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Serafina
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Death
Alexandre Constantino
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