Orfeu

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1999 film directed by Carlos Diegues

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Field	Value
name	Orfeu
image	OrfeuPoster.jpg
caption	Theatrical release poster
director	Carlos Diegues
producer	Renata Almeida Magalhães
Paula Lavigne
Daniel Filho
writer	Carlos Diegues
Paulo Lins
Hermano Vianna
Hamilton Vaz Pereira
João Emanuel Carneiro
based_on	Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes
starring	Toni Garrido
Patrícia França
music	Caetano Veloso
cinematography	Affonso Beato
editing	Sérgio Mekler
studio	Rio Vermelho Filmes
distributor	Warner Bros.
released
runtime	110 minutes
country	Brazil
language	Portuguese
budget	R$6.8–7 million
gross	R$4.5 million
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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.

Cast

Toni Garrido as Orpheus
Patrícia França as Eurydice
Murilo Benício as Lucinho
Zezé Motta as Conceição
Milton Gonçalves as Inácio
Isabel Fillardis as Mira
Maria Ceiça as Carmen
Stepan Nercessian as Pacheco
Maurício Gonçalves as Pecê

Reception

Critical response

Orfeu has an approval rating of 36% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 14 reviews, and an average rating of 5.9/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Awards and nominations

It won the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil 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.

References

Eduardo, Cléber. (December 1, 2010). "Custos em alta". [[Editora Globo]].
Claudio, Ivan. (April 7, 1999). "Próxima estação". Editora Três.
"Filmes Brasileiros Lançados – 1995 a 2012". Ancine.
(1999). "'Orfeu' atrai cerca de 170 mil pessoas em cinco dias". Diário de Cuiabá.
Clemente, Isabel. (March 8, 2000). "Personalidades "dão o bolo" nas escolas e faltam a desfile no Rio". Grupo Folha.
"Orfeu".
"Orfeu".
(February 14, 2000). "Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema". Grupo Folha.
(October 27, 1999). "Minc escolhe "Orfeu" para o Oscar". Grupo Folha.

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