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Black Orpheus

1959Movie1 h 40 minPG

DramaRomance
80
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic817.5Rotten Tomatoes88%86%
80
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic817.5Rotten Tomatoes88%86%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

Skip it if

  • You want fast pacing

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  • Gives you goosebumps.
  • Makes you fall for them.
  • Leaves you longing.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Breaks your heart.

Not for laughs.

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At a glance

Tropes

Bossa NovaRare · in 1 titlesThe film was made right around the time that Bossa Nova spun off from Samba as a genre, and since Jobim was one of the key figures in that transition, the soundtrack is loaded with elements of both s…Rescued from the UnderworldRare · in 39 titlesThe janitor takes Orfeu to the Candomblé/UmbandanoteThe two can often overlap ritual, and tells Orfeu to call to Eurydice by singing.All 22 tropes

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