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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

Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (213 votes)

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Cast

  • Breno Mello

    Breno Mello

    Orfeo

  • Marpessa Dawn

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    Eurydice

  • Lourdes de Oliveira

    Lourdes de Oliveira

    Mira

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    Serafina

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    Death

  • Alexandre Constantino

    Alexandre Constantino

    Hermes

  • Fausto Guerzoni

    Fausto Guerzoni

    Fausto

  • Zeni Pereira

    Zeni Pereira

  • Elizeth Cardoso

    Elizeth Cardoso

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    Cartola

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