Poster from TMDB
Orfeu
Sign in to saveOrfeu 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.
Film · TMDB
5.4Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
Cast
- Toni Garrido as Orfeu
- Patrícia França as Eurídice
- Murilo Benício as Lucinho
- Zezé Motta as Conceição
- Milton Gonçalves as Inácio
- Isabel Fillardis as Mira
Themes
- carnival
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 111
Show 3 more facts
- publication date
- 1999-04-21
- title
- Orfeu
- review score
- 5.9/10
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Cast
- Reception
- Critical response
- Awards and nominations
- See also
- References
- External links
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.