''Orfeu'' is a 1999 Brazilian
drama film directed by
Carlos Diegues, based on the play ''
Orfeu da Conceição
' (Orpheus of the Conception) is a stage play with music in three acts by Vinicius de Moraes and music by Antônio Carlos Jobim. It premiered in 1956 in Rio de Janeiro. The play became the basis for the films ''Orfeu Negro'' (''Black Orpheus'', 1 ...
'' by
Vinicius de Moraes. It retells the
Greek legend
A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the Cosmogony, origin and Cosmology#Metaphysical co ...
of
Orpheus and
Eurydice, setting it in the modern context of
Rio de Janeiro during
Carnival
Carnival is a Catholic Christian festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide (or Pre-Lent). Carnival typi ...
.
Toni Garrido stars as Orfeu,
Patrícia França
Patrícia França Monteiro de Oliveira (September 28, 1971, Recife, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress.
Biography
She began her career in theater as a child and won awards, including the play ''A Ver Estrelas''. Her first job was in the national h ...
as Eurídice and
Murilo Benício
Murilo Benício Ribeiro (born 13 July 1971) is a Brazilian actor. He is perhaps most famous for his roles in the telenovelas: ''O Clone'', '' América'', ''Por Amor'', '' A Favorita'' and '' Avenida Brasil''. In the early 1990s, he began his ca ...
as Lucinho.
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.
Cast
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Toni Garrido as
Orpheus
*
Patrícia França
Patrícia França Monteiro de Oliveira (September 28, 1971, Recife, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress.
Biography
She began her career in theater as a child and won awards, including the play ''A Ver Estrelas''. Her first job was in the national h ...
as
Eurydice
*
Murilo Benício
Murilo Benício Ribeiro (born 13 July 1971) is a Brazilian actor. He is perhaps most famous for his roles in the telenovelas: ''O Clone'', '' América'', ''Por Amor'', '' A Favorita'' and '' Avenida Brasil''. In the early 1990s, he began his ca ...
as Lucinho
*
Zezé Motta as Conceição
*
Milton Gonçalves as Inácio
*
Isabel Fillardis as Mira
*Maria Ceiça as Carmen
*
Stepan Nercessian
Stepan Nercessian (born 2 December 1953) is a Brazilian actor and politician of Armenian descent.
Nercessian was born in Cristalina, Goiás; his career began in the late 1960s, in the film ''Marcelo Zona Sul''. He also acted on stage and televi ...
as Pacheco
*Maurício Gonçalves as Pecê
Reception
It won the
1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil
The 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil ceremony, presented by the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, honored the best audiovisual productions of 1999. It took place on February 12, 2000, at the Palácio Quitandinha in the city of Petrópolis, Rio de J ...
for Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Score. It was also
the Brazilian submission to the 2001 Academy Award, but it did not enter the competition.
See also
*
List of submissions to the 72nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
*
List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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{{Brazilian submission for Academy Awards
1999 drama films
1990s fantasy drama films
1999 films
Brazilian fantasy drama films
Films set in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Brazilian films based on plays
Films based on classical mythology
Films directed by Carlos Diegues
Orpheus
