The read
A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 75% of the 659 1950s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic81/100
245 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcel CamusDirector
- Luiz BonfáOriginal Music Composer
- Antônio Carlos JobimOriginal Music Composer
- Jacques ViotScreenplay
Cast
- Breno MelloOrfeo
- Marpessa DawnEurydice
- Lourdes de OliveiraMira
- Léa GarciaSerafina
- Adhemar Ferreira da SilvaDeath
- Waldetar De SouzaChico
- Alexandre ConstantinoHermes
- Jorge Dos SantosBenedito
- Aurino CassianoZeca
- Maria AliceLittle Girl
- Marcel CamusErnesto
- Fausto GuerzoniFausto
Stills
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Themes
guitarrio de janeirosambatrolleydancing in the streetbased on myths, legends or folkloredetachedcarnavaldemeaningorpheus