Black Orpheus (1959)

Marpessa Dawn: Eurydice

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Quotes 

• Orfeo : Try to remember. It's a very old story. Thousands of years ago, Orpheus was sad and melancholic, like this little bird trapped in its cage. But one day, from the strings of his guitar that sought only one true love, a voice spoke to him of lost kisses from the lips of Eurydice. Eurydice's lips trembled anxiously, and her mouth opened slightly like a fragrant flower -

  [tries to kiss Eurydice and she pushes him away] 

  Orfeo : No, you're too young to remember!

  Eurydice : But I do. I remember the words you sang.

  Orfeo : They were the same words.

  Eurydice : That's right. But it was the melody I liked best.

  Orfeo : [Eurydice leaves, Orfeo follows, finds her sitting on a rock looking at the landscape with a tear in her eye]  Forgive me, Eurydice.

• Eurydice : [street vendor bumps into the back of Eurydice and she jumps, screams and turns around and sees he is blind]  Forgive me. You really scared me.

  Blind Street Vendor : You're trembling, poor thing. I can feel your heartbeat here in your hand - like a caged bird.

• Eurydice : I'm scared, Serafina.

  Serafina : What's all this about? Scared of what... or whom?

  Eurydice : A man who came to the farm and kept chasing after me.

  Serafina : Because you're pretty, silly!

  Eurydice : No. I'm sure he wants to kill me.

  Serafina : Are you crazy? He just wants to get into your pants.