Black Orpheus

The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...

Categories: Drama, Romance
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1959-06-12
Run time: 100 minute / 1:40
Director: Marcel Camus
Writer: Jacques Viot
Production Companies : Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes
Production Countries: Brazil, France, Italy

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Directing
Marcel Camus Director

Sound
Luiz Bonfá Original Music Composer

Production
Sacha Gordine Producer

Sound
Antônio Carlos Jobim Original Music Composer

Editing
Andrée Feix Editor

Writing
Vinicius de Moraes Theatre Play
Marcel Camus Dialogue

Production
Victor Kerdoncuff Publicist

Costume & Make-Up
Isabel Pons Costume Design

Crew
Dyna Moscovici Script

Writing
Jacques Viot Adaptation
Marcel Camus Adaptation

Directing
Robert Mazoyer First Assistant Director

Camera
Geter Kosta Assistant Camera

Production
Bartholomeu De Andrade Production Assistant

Writing
Jacques Viot Dialogue

Editing
Geneviève Winding Assistant Editor

Production
Jacques Gibault Production Manager

Sound
Amaury Leenhardt Sound

Camera
Jean Bourgoin Director of Photography
Louis Stein Camera Operator
Geraldo Gabriel Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up
Ded. Bourbonnais Costumer

Production
Roger Blache Line Producer

Camera
René Persin Camera Operator

Sound
Jean Nény Sound Mixer

Production
Silvio Autuori Line Producer

Costume & Make-Up
Ketty-Hélène Costumer

Writing
Jacques Viot Screenplay

Art
Pierre Guffroy Production Design





















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