Black Orpheus

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Breno MelloOrfeo

Marpessa DawnEurydice

Lourdes de Oliveira

Lourdes de OliveiraMira

Léa GarciaSerafina

Adhemar Ferreira da SilvaDeath

Waldetar De Souza

Waldetar De SouzaChico

Alexandre ConstantinoHermes

Jorge Dos Santos

Jorge Dos SantosBenedito

Aurino Cassiano

Aurino CassianoZeca

Maria Alice

Maria AliceLittle Girl

Marcel CamusErnesto

Fausto GuerzoniFausto