Black Orpheus

The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...

1959
Rated PG
1h 40m
Drama
Romance

7.0TMDB(248)

Overview

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.

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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (1960) and the Palme d'Or (1959)
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1960)
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Based on
Based on Orfeu da Conceição
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Filming locations
Filmed in Rio de Janeiro
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Setting
Set in Rio de Janeiro
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Music
Music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfá
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jean Bourgoin
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Details

Director: Marcel Camus
Writer: Jacques ViotScreenplay
Original title: Orfeu Negro
Status: Released
Release date: June 12, 1959
Original language: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil, Italy, France

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