Orfeu
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| Directed by | Carlos Diegues |
| Produced by | Renata Almeida Magalhães Paula Lavigne Daniel Filho |
| Written by | 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 by | Caetano Veloso |
| Cinematography | Affonso Beato |
| Edited by | Sérgio Mekler |
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Rio Vermelho Filmes Globo Filmes
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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110 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$6,8–7 million |
| Box office | R$4,455,409 |
Orfeu is a 1999 Brazilian drama film directed by Carlos Diegues, based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes. It retells the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, setting it in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Toni Garrido stars as Orfeu, Patrícia França as Eurídice and Murilo Benício 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.
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.
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