Brazil / France / Italy,
1959, 100 min
Plots(1)
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. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
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- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1960 - Marcel Camus (Best Foreign Language Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1961 - Best Film
Golden Globes
- 1960 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1959 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 1959 - Marcel Camus (Golden Palm - Official Competition)