Orfeu (1999)
1h 50m
Running Time
April 21, 1999Release Date
Orfeu (1999)
1h 50m
Running Time
April 21, 1999Release Date
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Plot.
Orfeu 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.
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Cast & Crew.

Toni Garrido
Orfeu

Patrícia França
Eurídice

Murilo Benício
Lucinho

Zezé Motta
Conceição

Milton Gonçalves
Inácio

Isabel Fillardis
Mira

Maria Ceiça
Carmen

Stepan Nercessian
Pacheco

Sílvio Guindane
Maicol

Lúcio Andrey
Piaba

Maurício Gonçalves
Pecé

Mary Sheila
Be Happy

Eliezer Motta
Stallone

Patrícia Costa
Lurdes

Gustavo Gasparani
Mano

Castrinho
Oswaldo

Cássio Gabus Mendes
Pedro

Daniel Filho
Producer

Léa Garcia
Mãe de Maicol

Ivan de Albuquerque
He-Man

Flávio R. Tambellini
Producer

Alexandre Hendersen
Ronnie

Orlando Vieira
Ribamar

Maria Ribeiro
Joana (Repórter)

Ed Oliveira
Paraíba

Serjão Loroza
Coice

Andréa Marques
Sheila

Paula Assunção
Deise

Yuri Krushewsky
Ruço

Tulianne Cristina
Jéssica

Luiz Antônio do Nascimento
Toninho

Diego Reis
Picolé

Maria Salvadora
Bacantes

Ilma Santos
Bacantes

Carla Cristina Cardoso
Bacantes

Renata Mór
Bacantes

Aisha Jambo
Bacantes

Simone Pereira
Ritinha

Jorge Alexandre
Alex

Luciano Vidigal
Soldado do bando

André Simpson
Soldado do bando

Marcelo Gonçalves
Soldado do bando

Bruno Marques
Soldado do bando

Ken Kaneko
Fumanchu

Ruy Polanah
Velho da Jumelice

Mauro Viana
Cinegrafista

Denilson Cunha
Cinegrafista

Paulo Tiefenthaler
Assistente

Rafael Salgado
Playboy

Erpídio Cabral
Índio

Helinho Correa
Fantasiado na boca

Mariah Berenguer
Menina no Templo

Sidney Azevedo
Pastor Evangélico

Adélia Lazzari
Velha do Edifício

Itamar Gaspar
Macedo

Renatinho
Informante

Maria Luiza Jobim
Menina Felicidade

Flora Diegues
Amiga da Felicidade

Nelson Sargento
Roda de Samba / Music

Noca da Portela
Roda de Samba

Walter Alfaiate
Roda de Samba

Guilherme de Brito
Roda de Samba

Valdir do Cavaquinho
Roda de Samba

Ary da Mangueira
Roda de Samba

Josimar Monteiro
Roda de Samba

Zezinho da Mangueira
Roda de Samba

Ivonete Belizário
Roda de Samba

D. Nena
Roda de Samba

Caetano Veloso
Cantor / Music

Joãozinho Trinta
Joãozinho Trinta

Jackeline Olivier
Sambista

Emilia Duncan
Costume Design

Clovis Bueno
Art Direction

Carlos Diegues
Director / Writer

Antônio Carlos Jobim
Music

Ana Anet
Set Decoration

Sérgio Mekler
Editor

Mark A. Van Der Willigen
Sound

Paula Lavigne
Producer

Renata Almeida Magalhães
Producer
Media.

Details.
Release DateApril 21, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Filming LocationsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
carnival
Wiki.
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.
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