Is Black Orpheus one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Orpheus sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Black Orpheus end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Orpheus scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Orpheus easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Black Orpheus violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Black Orpheus

Name: Black Orpheus
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1959
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Adhemar Ferreira da Silva

The film that introduced Bossa Nova to the world...

Directed by Marcel Camus

Produced by Dispat Films, Gemma

1959100 min7.0 / 10

A lyrical, myth-inflected romance set against Rio's Carnaval, where beauty and music intertwine with fate and tragedy in the favelas.

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.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Stories Sincere Fantasy Adventures Love Beyond Time and Flesh Fantasy Versus Reality Isolation And Loneliness

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Guitar Rio De Janeiro Samba Trolley Dancing In The Street Based On Myths, Legends Or Folklore Detached Carnaval Demeaning Orpheus

Questions people ask

Is Black Orpheus one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.
Is Black Orpheus sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does Black Orpheus end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Black Orpheus scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Black Orpheus easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Is Black Orpheus violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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