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      Orpheus

      1950, Fantasy, 1h 35m

      32 Reviews 2,500+ Ratings

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      Heavy with symbolism and deliberately paced, Orpheus may not be for everyone -- but as an example of Jean Cocteau's eccentric genius, it's all but impossible not to recommend. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      At the Café des Poètes in Paris, a fight breaks out between the poet Orphée (Jean Marais) and a group of resentful upstarts. A rival poet, Cègeste (Edouard Dermithe), is killed, and a mysterious princess (María Casares) insists on taking Orpheus and the body away in her Rolls-Royce. Orphée soon finds himself in the underworld, where the Princess announces that she is, in fact, Death. Orpheus escapes in the car back to the land of the living, only to become obsessed with the car radio.

      • Genre: Fantasy

      • Original Language: French (Canada)

      • Director: Jean Cocteau

      • Writer: Jean Cocteau

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      • Production Co: Andre Paulve Film

      Cast & Crew

      María Casares
      Edouard Dermithe
      Pierre Bertin
      Jean Cocteau
      André Paulvé
      Georges Auric
      Nicolas Hayer
      Jean d'Eaubonne
      Albert Volper
      Marcel Escoffier

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