Orfeu

Orfeu
Orfeu
	Theatrical release poster
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;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese
Budget	R$6.8–7 million
Box office	R$4.5 million

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,^[4] it included scenes from the 1998 Carnival celebration in which Garrido paraded with the samba school Viradouro.^[5]

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.^[6] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[7]

Awards and nominations

It won the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Film, Best Cinematography and Best Score.^[8] It was also the Brazilian submission to the 2001 Academy Award, but it did not enter the competition.^[9]

References

^ Eduardo, Cléber (December 1, 2010). "Custos em alta". Época (in Portuguese). Editora Globo. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ Claudio, Ivan (April 7, 1999). "Próxima estação". IstoÉ Independente (in Portuguese). Editora Três. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados – 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
^ "'Orfeu' atrai cerca de 170 mil pessoas em cinco dias". Diário de Cuiabá (in Portuguese). 1999. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ Clemente, Isabel (March 8, 2000). "Personalidades "dão o bolo" nas escolas e faltam a desfile no Rio". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
^ "Orfeu | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ "Orfeu". Metacritic.
^ "Depois do 'Oscar', governo muda regras do cinema". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. February 14, 2000. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
^ "Minc escolhe "Orfeu" para o Oscar". Folha de S. Paulo (in Portuguese). Grupo Folha. October 27, 1999. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014.