Black Orpheus (1959)
Directed by Marcel Camus · 100 min · Drama, Romance
63.8 TOPICAL score · #1,071 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Black Orpheus (1959, directed by Marcel Camus) has a TOPICAL score of 63.8 - ranked 1,071 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Palme d'Or. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (247 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 44 languages.
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- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (247 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Palme d'Or; Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 44 languages
- Still read20,768 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia
“Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 81 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10