Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
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***“ Everything’s beautiful, Eurídice. My heart is like a bird, whose thirst is quenched by a single Dewdrop. Thank you, Eurídice. Thank you for this new day….. It’s you who is carrying me. I rest in your arms like a sleeping child, and from the sweet breath in your bosom, I know you’ll take me where I must go. Thank you, Eurídice. The path you’ve chosen is Laden with flowers. The Sun is rising to welcome us, my love …”***