Summary
Aware that someone is following her with evil intent, Eurydice runs away from her village
in Brazil and finds shelter with her cousin Serafina in Rio. On
the eve of the carnival, she meets Orphée, a tram driver who is
engaged to the beautiful but very jealous Mira. Having fallen in
love with Orphée, Eurydice dons Serafina’s clothes for the
carnival, hoping that she will not be noticed by Mira. But the
following day, Mira recognises Eurydice and she is far from
happy. Eurydice attempts to get away, but is unaware that a
sinister character in a death mask is heading in her direction...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Marcel Camus
- Script: Marcel Camus, Vinicius de Moraes, Jacques Viot
- Photo: Jean Bourgoin
- Music: Luiz Bonfá, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Cast: Breno Mello (Orfeo), Marpessa Dawn (Eurydice), Marcel Camus (Ernesto), Fausto Guerzoni (Fausto), Lourdes de Oliveira (Mira), Léa Garcia (Serafina), Ademar Da Silva (Death), Alexandro Constantino (Hermes), Waldemar De Souza (Chico), Jorge Dos Santos (Benedito), Aurino Cassiano (Zeca)
- Country: Brazil / France
- Language: Portuguese
- Runtime: 107 min
- Aka: Black Orpheus; Orfeu do Carnaval
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