Orfeu

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.

Directed byCarlos Diegues

Written byCarlos Diegues
Paulo Lins
Hermano Vianna
Hamilton Vaz Pereira
João Emanuel Carneiro

Based onOrfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes

Produced byRenata Almeida Magalhães
Paula Lavigne
Daniel Filho

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Orfeu
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Directed by	Carlos Diegues
Written by	Carlos Diegues Paulo Lins Hermano Vianna Hamilton Vaz Pereira João Emanuel Carneiro
Based on	Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes
Produced by	Renata Almeida Magalhães Paula Lavigne Daniel Filho
Starring	Toni Garrido Patrícia França
Cinematography	Affonso Beato
Edited by	Sérgio Mekler
Music by	Caetano Veloso
Production company	Rio Vermelho Filmes Globo Filmes
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	21 April 1999 (1999-04-21)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Budget	R$6.8–7 million[1][2]
Box office	R$4.5 million[3]

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Mostly shot in scenographic favela in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro,^[4] it included scenes from the 1998 Carnival celebration in which Garrido paraded with the samba school Viradouro.^[5]