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Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus

Black Orpheus

Review score: * * * * *

cast: Breno Mello, Marpessa Down, Lourdes De Oliveira, Lea Garcia

year: 1959

colour: no

certificate: PG

director: Marcel Camus

runtime: 100

In Rio, Orfeo is a trolley conductor and musician, engaged to Mira. During Carnival week, he sees Eurydice, who's fled her village in fear of a stalker; it's love at first sight. Her cousin Sarafina, with whom she stays in Rio, is a friend of Orfeo and Mira, so the star-crossed lovers meet again. Later, during the revels, wearing Sarafina's costume, Eurydice dances a provocative samba with Orfeo. Not only is Mira enraged when her rival is unmasked, but the stalker, dressed as Death, appears: Eurydice is in danger, pursued through noisy crowds and a morgue. Can Orfeo conduct her to safety? Don't look back.

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