Name: Black Orpheus
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1959-06-12
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

Question 1

When was Black Orpheus released?

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Black Orpheus was released on June 12, 1959.

Question 2

Who directed Black Orpheus?

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Black Orpheus was directed by Marcel Camus.

Question 3

Who is in the cast of Black Orpheus?

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The main cast of Black Orpheus includes Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva.

Question 4

What is the plot of Black Orpheus?

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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.

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