ORFEU DVD

Movie Description:
Based on the play that inspired Black Orpheus, Orfeu takes place in Carioca Hill, a dangerous slum in Rio De Janeiro. Orfeu, a charismatic andbeloved samba musician, leads his schooleach year in the Carnaval parade, refusing to abandon the slums where he was raised. When Orfeu falls in love with Euridice,an Indian girl visitingher aunt in Carioca Hill, he arouses the jealousy ofhis fiery mistress, forgotten lovers andchildhood friend Lucinho, now abroodingdrug lord. Shifting from the unvarnishedbrutality of drug raids and lynch mobs to the glittering spectacle of Carnaval,this romantic, dynamically beautiful film is full of life and energy.