Death follows a streetcar conductor (Breno Mello) and country girl (Marpessa Dawn) during carnival in Rio... (Learn more)
Starring: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes DeOliveira (View All)
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Starring: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes DeOliveira
Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) is literally what its title suggests: a retelling of the "Orpheus and Eurydice" legend enacted by black performers. This time the setting is the annual Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Orpheus (Breno Mello) is a streetcar conductor; Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn) has just jilted her lover and is attempting to escape his wrath. Orpheus himself falls in love with Eurydice, whereupon her ex-lover, disguised as the Angel of Death shows up and kills Eurydice. To reclaim his lost love, Orpheus enters "Hell" (the Rio morgue) and uses supernatural methods to revive the dead girl. A multi-award winner on the international film scene, Black Orpheus features a samba musical score by Luiz Bonfa and Antonio Carlos Jobim. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
1/1/59
MPAA Rating
Rated PG
Running Time
103 mins.
Locations
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Language
- Portuguese
Awards
- Nominated for a Best British Film award at the 1960 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 1959 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Foreign Film award at the 1959 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Palme d'Or award at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival [Festival/Award] Awards.
Distributor
- Kino International
