Black Orpheus

#67 among films

1 Oscar wins · 1 nominations

Age rating

PG

Runtime

1h 40m

Black Orpheus is rated PG and runs 1h 40m.

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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