Top billed cast

1. 

   Breno Mello

   Orfeo

2. 

   Marpessa Dawn

   Eurydice

3. 

   Lourdes de Oliveira

   Mira

4. 

   Léa Garcia

   Serafina

5. 

   Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

   Death

6. 

   Waldetar De Souza

   Chico

7. 

   Alexandre Constantino

   Hermes

8. 

   Jorge Dos Santos

   Benedito

9. 

   Aurino Cassiano

   Zeca

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-12

I reckon this was always going to be a bit of a creatively risky venture and for me: a Frenchman moving a Greek myth to the culturally diverse Brazil was always going to be quite an ask. It's colourful and well cast, but I am afraid the story just muddled up too many themes for me. The premiss is the same as the ancient story, with this time "Eurydice" (Marpessa Dawn) having fled her home town to avoid the unwelcome attentions of a suitor. She encounters tram driver "Orfeu" (Breno Mello) and pretty much instantly they hit it off. He serenades her with his carousing guitar music - despite the f...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Portuguese

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• guitar
• rio de janeiro
• samba
• trolley
• dancing in the street
• based on myths, legends or folklore
• detached
• carnaval
• demeaning
• orpheus