Sound

Luiz Bonfá

Born October 17, 1922 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died January 12, 2001 · aged 78

No biography available.

Known For

Black OrpheusBlack Orpheus · 1959
Black Orpheus
★ 7.01959
MovieDramaRomance
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.
Tragic JungleTragic Jungle · 1963
Tragic Jungle
★ 6.81963
MovieAdventureDrama
In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who are caught suffer severe punishments.
Pedro and PabloPedro and Pablo · 1973
Pedro and Pablo
★ 7.01973
MovieDrama
In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the work of two young priests.
That's What I'm Gonna DoThat's What I'm Gonna Do · 1948
That's What I'm Gonna Do
★ 7.01948
MovieComedyMusic
A hard working man goes to São Paulo to look for his twin brother unaware that he's famous for his lazyness.
River of MysteryRiver of Mystery · 1971
River of Mystery
★ 9.01971
MovieAdventureTV Movie
A couple of freelance explosives experts find jungle adventure while being stalked by a revolutionary leader and a diamond hunter.
Don't Tell Me GoodbyeDon't Tell Me Goodbye · 1950
Don't Tell Me Goodbye
★ 9.01950
MovieAdventureMusic
An Argentinian and a Brazilian fall in love and at the same time, their couples do the same thing between them.
OrfeuOrfeu · 1999
Orfeu
★ 5.41999
MovieDramaCrime
Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
Nem Sansão Nem DalilaNem Sansão Nem Dalila · 1955
Nem Sansão Nem Dalila
★ 6.31955
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Barber's jeep crash against crazy scientist's house, where the latter was building a time-machine. The crash triggers the machine, taking them to Gaza kingdom, circa 1153 B.C., where they get involved in many funny situations. Spoof of Cecil B. DeMille's Samson and Delilah

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