
Orpheus
1950, Fantasy, 1h 35m
31 Reviews 2,500+ RatingsWhat to know
critics consensus
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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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.
Cast & Crew
Jean Marais
Orphée
Orphée
María Casares
The Princess
The Princess
François Perier
Heurtebise
Heurtebise
Marie Déa
Eurydice
Eurydice
Juliette Gréco
Aglaonice
Aglaonice
Roger Blin
The Poet
The Poet
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