Plot
In the heady atmosphere of Rio's carnival, two people meet and fall in love. Eurydice, a country girl, has run away from home to avoid a man who arrived at her her looking for her. She is convinced that he was going to kill her. She arrives in Rio to stay with her cousin Serafina. Orfeo works as a tram conductor and is engaged to Mira - as far as Mira is concerned anyways. As Eurydice and Orpheus get to know one another they fall deeply in love. Mira is mad with jealousy and when Eurydice disappears, Orfeo sets out to find her.
Written by
Jacques Viot, Vinicius de Moraes, Marcel Camus
Directed by
Marcel Camus
Crew
Production Countries
Brazil, Italy, France
Production Companies
Gemma, Tupan Filmes, Dispat Films
Languages
Português
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 2 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
12,752
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
NA