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19501h 35mNRFrench

Orpheus

7.7
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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.

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DirectorJean Cocteau

Keywords

paris, francemythologypoetgreek mythologyromantic poetorpheus

Cast

Jean Marais as Orphée

Jean Marais

Orphée

François Périer as Heurtebise

François Périer

Heurtebise

María Casares as Death

María Casares

Death

Marie Déa as Eurydice

Marie Déa

Eurydice

Henri Crémieux as Editor

Henri Crémieux

Editor

Juliette Gréco as Aglaonice

Juliette Gréco

Aglaonice

Roger Blin as The Poet

Roger Blin

The Poet

Edouard Dermithe as Jacques Cégeste

Edouard Dermithe

Jacques Cégeste

André Carnège as Judge

André Carnège

Judge

René Worms as Judge

René Worms

Judge