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Orfeu
original movie posterDirected by Carlos Diegues Produced by Daniel Filho, Paula Lavigne, Renata Almeida Magalhães, Flávio R. Tambellini Written by João Emanuel Carneiro, Carlos Diegues, Paulo Lins, Hamilton Vaz Pereira, Hermano Vianna (screenplay)
Vinicius de Moraes (play: Orfeu da Conceição)Starring Toni Garrido
Patrícia França
Murilo BenícioMusic by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Caetano VelosoCinematography Affonso Beato Editing by Sérgio Mekler Release date(s) September 4, 1999 Running time 110 min. Country Brazil Language Portuguese Orfeu is a 1999 Brazilian film by direct by Carlos Diegues based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes. It retells the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. The film sets this legend in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. This film is also considered to be a much more updated, grittier remake of the 1959 film Black Orpheus. Toni Garrido stars as Orfeu, Patrícia França as Eurídice and Murilo Benício as Lucinho.
The soundtrack to the film was produced by Caetano Veloso.
External links
- Orfeu at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- Brazilian films
- Portuguese-language films
- 1999 films
- Films set in Rio de Janeiro
- Films based on plays
- Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
- Film remakes
- Films directed by Carlos Diegues
- 1990s drama films
- Brazilian film stubs
- 1990s drama film stubs
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