Orpheus (Orphée) (1950) (NR)

synopsis

This magical retelling of the Orpheus myth turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in postwar Paris. Fallen out of favour and lost for poetic inspiration, Orphée becomes obsessed with a mysterious black-clad princess who first claims the life of a rival poet, and then Eurydice, his wife.

details

Drama
1 hr. 52 min.
Opened January 1st, 1950

director

Jean Cocteau

writer

Jean Cocteau

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synopsis

This magical retelling of the Orpheus myth turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in postwar Paris. Fallen out of favour and lost for poetic inspiration, Orphée becomes obsessed with a mysterious black-clad princess who first claims the life of a rival poet, and then Eurydice, his wife.

details

Drama
1 hr. 52 min.
Opened January 1st, 1950

director

Jean Cocteau

writer

Jean Cocteau