Orpheus (1950)

Original title

Orphée

Directed by

Jean Cocteau

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 298 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A famous poet in modern day Paris encounters a mysterious princess who draws him into the underworld. He must navigate strange rules and visions to bring his wife back from the dead.

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What happens

Orpheus (French: Orphée [ɔʁfe] ; also the title used in the UK) is a 1950 French romantic fantasy tragedy film directed by Jean Cocteau and starring Jean Marais. It is the central part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, alongside The Blood of a Poet (1930) and Testament of Orpheus (1960). Set in contemporary Paris, the film is a variation on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, and is partially based on Cocteau's 1926 play of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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