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Orpheus

7.6/ 1019501h 35mNR

RomanceFantasyDrama

A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.

Directed by Jean Cocteau

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Orphée

François Périer

François Périer

Heurtebise

María Casares

María Casares

Death

Marie Déa

Marie Déa

Eurydice

Henri Crémieux

Henri Crémieux

Editor

Juliette Gréco

Juliette Gréco

Aglaonice

Roger Blin

Roger Blin

The Poet

Édouard Dermithe

Édouard Dermithe

Jacques Cégeste