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.

Breno Mello
Orfeo

Marpessa Dawn
Eurydice

Lourdes de Oliveira
Mira

Léa Garcia
Serafina

Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Death
Waldetar De Souza
Chico

Alexandre Constantino
Hermes
Jorge Dos Santos
Benedito
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Release Date
June 12, 1959
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director