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Cocteau's luminous adaptation of the famous Greek myth, set in post-occupation Paris, remains one of the most stunning achievements of the auteur's career. Orphee (Jean Marais) is a successful Parisian poet, whom--despite popular acclaim--feels isolated and uninspired. When his wife Eurydice (Marie Dea) is stricken down by .. Read more
| Starring | Jean Marais, Maria Casares, Francois Perier |
|---|---|
| Director | Jean Cocteau |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Cocteau's luminous adaptation of the famous Greek myth, set in post-occupation Paris, remains one of the most stunning achievements of the auteur's career. Orphee (Jean Marais) is a successful Parisian poet, whom--despite popular acclaim--feels isolated and uninspired. When his wife Eurydice (Marie Dea) is stricken down by leather-clad bikers, he pursues them into the underworld, where he falls into a romantic entanglement with the dark-haired beauty Death (Casares). Stunning cinematography and surrealist flairs punctuate this beautiful, hypnotic masterpiece.
| Starring | Jean Marais, Maria Casares, Francois Perier |
|---|---|
| Director | Jean Cocteau |
| Studio | BFI VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 35 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1950 To Rent: DVD: 30 Sep 2003 |
Marais (Cocteau's companion) plays the '40s poet (alias Cocteau) who's won fame, fortune and the hatred of Left Bank... read more on Time Out
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Wonderfully odd and original
This is an incredibly inventive and original movie that still feels new 50 years on. There's simply nothing around like it.
Orpheus begins a ... read more »
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Gripping and hauntingly strange
This is an gripping, hauntingly strange take on the Greek myth.
Paradoxically, one of the things that makes it so compelling is the very plain, ... read more »
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L'oiseau chante avec ses doigts - The bird sings with its fingers
I first watched this film as a student in the 70s and was immediately seduced. Jean Marais is the poet who seeks to recover his wife from the Queen of the ... read more »
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Orphee
Although a fan of European cinema, the flights of fantasy leave the project groundless as an end result. Admirable though a reworking of Greek legend could be, ... read more »