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1959 · 100 min · PG

Black Orpheus

Directed by Marcel Camus · Drama, Romance

Black Orpheus (1959) is a Drama film, directed by Marcel Camus set in Rio de Janeiro during the 1950s. It runs 100 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of love & longing and fate & destiny run throughout.

Composer
Antônio Carlos JobimLuiz Bonfá
Cinematography
Jean Bourgoin
Cast
Breno MelloMarpessa DawnLourdes de OliveiraLéa GarciaAdhemar Ferreira da SilvaWaldetar De SouzaAlexandre ConstantinoJorge Dos Santos

The world of this film

Setting

Setting
When

Premise & themes

Tone
RomanticSurreal DreamlikeMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction
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