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21 December 1959 (USA) morePlot:
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
One of my favorite movies! moreCast
(Credited 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 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Maria Alice | ||
| Ana Amélia | ||
| Elizeth Cardoso | ||
| Arlete Costa | ||
| Maria de Lourdes | ||
| Modesto De Souza | ||
| Agostinho dos Santos | ||
| Afonso Marinho | ||
| Esther Mellinger | ||
| Eunice Mendes | ||
| Dinorah Miranda | ||
| Zeni Pereira | ||
| Teresa Santos | ||
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107 min | 100 minLanguage:
PortugueseColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1994) | West Germany:16 (f) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Sweden:15 | USA:PGFilming Locations:
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMOVIEmeter: 
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This movie dazzles me so much that whenever I'm truly depressed, I can watch it and my mood elevates. It's hard to say what aspect is best: the cinematography is superb (makes you want to take the first plane to Rio), the cast is wonderful, the music is haunting and beautiful, and the Orpheus/Eurydice myth is well suited to the setting in a Rio favela. I've only seen it on video, but I keep hoping it will be revived somewhere so I can catch it on the big screen!