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Orpheus

(1950)

September 29, 1950• 1h 35m
77%
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Overview

A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.

Jean Cocteau

Director