Orfeu Negro
Alternative Title(s): Black Orpheus
Producer: Sacha Gordine
Cast: Breno Mello (Orfeo), Marpessa Dawn (Eurydice), Marcel Camus (Ernesto), Fausto Guerzoni (Fausto), Lourdes de Oliveira (Mira), Léa Garcia (Serafina), Ademar Da Silva (Death), Alexandro Constantino (Hermes), Waldemar De Souza (Chico), Jorge Dos Santos (Benedito), Aurino Cassiano (Zeca), Maria Alice, Ana Amélia, Elizeth Cardoso, Arlete Costa, Maria de Lourdes, Modesto De Souza, Agostinho dos Santos, Afonso Marinho, Esther Mellinger, Eunice Mendes, Dinorah Miranda, Zeni Pereira, Teresa Santos
Keywords: Dance, Carnival, Trolley, Samba, Latin America, Railway, Streetcar, Electric Railway, South America, Bossa Nova, Rio De Janeiro Brazil, Brazil, Based On Play
Summary: In Rio, Orfeo is a trolley conductor and musician, engaged to Mira. During Carnival week, he sees Eurydice, who's fled her village in fear of a stalker; it's love at first sight. Her cousin Sarafina, with whom she stays in Rio, is a friend of Orfeo and Mira, so the star-crossed lovers meet again. Later, during the revels, wearing Sarafina's costume, Eurydice dances a provocative samba with Orfeo. Not only is Mira enraged when her rival is unmasked, but she is being stalked by Death: Eurydice is in danger, pursued through noisy crowds and a morgue. Can Orfeo conduct her to safety? Don't look back.
Release Date: Friday, June 12, 1959
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 3,118