Orfeu (1999)

Directed by

Carlos Diegues

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A retelling of the Orpheus myth set in Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. A samba musician falls in love with a woman while trying to protect her from a dangerous drug lord.

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What happens

Orfeu is a 1999 Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Carlos Diegues, and starring Toni Garrido, Patrícia França and Murilo Benício. Based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, the film retells the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, setting it in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Mostly shot in scenographic favela in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, it included scenes from the 1998 Carnival celebration in which Garrido paraded with the samba school Viradouro. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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