Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus was released on June 12, 1959.

Black Orpheus was directed by Marcel Camus.

Black Orpheus has a runtime of 1h 40m.

Black Orpheus was produced by Sacha Gordine.

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.

The key characters in Black Orpheus are Orfeo (Breno Mello), Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn), Mira (Lourdes de Oliveira).

Black Orpheus is rated PG.

Black Orpheus is a Drama, Romance, Musical film.

Black Orpheus has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.