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ORPHEUS


(Orphée)
A film directed by Jean Cocteau
1950 - 96 minutes - Black & White - Mono - 1.37 : 1
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Synopsis


This  1950  update  of  the  Orphic  myth  by  Jean Cocteau depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais) scorned by the Left Bank  youth,  and  his love for both his wife Eurydice (Marie Déa) and a mysterious princess (Maria  Casarès).  Seeking  inspiration,  the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the  dead  through  Cocteau's famous mirrored portal.
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Main Cast


Jean Marais
François Périer
María Casares
Marie Déa
Henri Crémieux
Juliette Gréco
Roger Blin
Edouard Dermithe
Maurice Carnège
René Worms
Raymond Faure
Pierre Bertin
Jacques Varennes

Orphée
Heurtebise
The Princess - Death
Eurydice
L'éditeur
Aglaonice
The Poet
Jacques Cégeste
Judge
Judge
Journaliste
Le commissaire
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Production


Andre Paulve Film
Films du Palais Royal

Distributors


DisCina (France)
DisCina International (USA)

Also Known As


No information available at this moment.

Release Dates


🇫🇷 September 29, 1950
🇺🇸 November 29, 1950
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