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Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus

1959 · Movie · 1h 40m · PG

Synopsis

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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SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.4/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes88%21%
Metacritic81/10021%
TMDB7.0/10247 votes16%
Balasaur Score78100%

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