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