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Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus

IMDB:

7.7
Testament of Orpheus

Released

2/18/1960

Duration

1h 20m

Genre

Fantasy

Country

France

Cast

Jean Cocteau, Edouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux

Overview

An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.

Cast

Jean Cocteau

The Poet

Jean Cocteau

Edouard Dermithe

Cégeste

Edouard Dermithe

Henri Crémieux

The Professor

Henri Crémieux

François Périer

Heurtebise

François Périer

Claudine Auger

Minerve

Claudine Auger

Françoise Arnoul

Self (uncredited)

Françoise Arnoul

Lucia Bosè

Orphée's Friend

Lucia Bosè

Charles Aznavour

The Curious Man

Charles Aznavour

Brigitte Bardot

Self (uncredited)

Brigitte Bardot

Jean Marais

Oedipe

Jean Marais

Daniel Gélin

The Intern (uncredited)

Daniel Gélin

Françoise Christophe

The Nurse (uncredited)

Françoise Christophe

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