Black Orpheus (1959)
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
Writer:
Jacques Viot
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Breno Mello as Orfeo |
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Marpessa Dawn as Eurydice |
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Lourdes de Oliveira as Mira |
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Léa Garcia as Serafina |
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Adhemar Ferreira da Silva as Death |
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Waldetar De Souza as Chico |
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Alexandre Constantino as Hermes |
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Jorge Dos Santos as Benedito |
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Aurino Cassiano as Zeca |
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Maria Alice as Little Girl |
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Marcel Camus as Ernesto |
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Fausto Guerzoni as Fausto |
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Thereza Santos as |
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Zeni Pereira as |
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Elizeth Cardoso as |
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Cartola as |
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Dona Zica as |
| Directing | Marcel Camus | Director |
| Production | Sacha Gordine | Producer |
| Sound | Luiz Bonfá | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Antônio Carlos Jobim | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Andrée Feix | Editor |
| Writing | Vinicius de Moraes | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Jacques Viot | Adaptation |
| Writing | Jacques Viot | Dialogue |
| Writing | Marcel Camus | Adaptation |
| Writing | Marcel Camus | Dialogue |
| Writing | Jacques Viot | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jean Bourgoin | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Louis Stein | Camera Operator |
| Camera | René Persin | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Robert Mazoyer | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Bartholomeu De Andrade | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Dyna Moscovici | Script |
| Camera | Geraldo Gabriel | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Geter Kosta | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Victor Kerdoncuff | Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabel Pons | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ded. Bourbonnais | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ketty-Hélène | Costumer |
| Editing | Geneviève Winding | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Roger Blache | Line Producer |
| Production | Silvio Autuori | Line Producer |
| Production | Jacques Gibault | Production Manager |
| Sound | Amaury Leenhardt | Sound |
| Sound | Jean Nény | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Pierre Guffroy | Production Design |
