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The poster features a glamorous dancer in a yellow and blue costume, exuding elegance against a black background. Colorful confetti adds a festive touch, while the bold text at the bottom emphasizes the movie's title. The overall mood is one of sophistication and theatricality.

Black Orpheus

1959 · Movie · 100 min· Updated Apr 2026
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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.

Black Orpheus is a film that explores themes of guitar, rio de janeiro, samba. It also touches on trolley and dancing in the street and based on myths, legends or folklore.

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Marcel Camus

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Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Waldetar De Souza, Alexandre Constantino, Jorge Dos Santos, Aurino Cassiano, Maria Alice

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The poster features a glamorous dancer in a yellow and blue costume, exuding elegance against a black background. Colorful confetti adds a festive touch, while the bold text at the bottom emphasizes the movie's title. The overall mood is one of sophistication and theatricality.

Black Orpheus

1959•⭐ 7.0•100 min•Updated Apr 2026
🌐Portuguese

You can watch Black Orpheus (1959) for free on Kanopy.

Rated:PG
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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.

Black Orpheus is a film that explores themes of guitar, rio de janeiro, samba. It also touches on trolley and dancing in the street and based on myths, legends or folklore.

Director

Marcel Camus

Cast

Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, Waldetar De Souza, Alexandre Constantino, Jorge Dos Santos, Aurino Cassiano, Maria Alice

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