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Orpheus

7.619501h 35mNR

RomanceFantasyDrama

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.

Directed by Jean Cocteau

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CAST

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Jean Marais

Jean MaraisOrphée

François Périer

François PérierHeurtebise

María Casares

María CasaresDeath

Marie Déa

Marie DéaEurydice

Henri Crémieux

Henri CrémieuxEditor

Juliette Gréco

Juliette GrécoAglaonice

Roger Blin

Roger BlinThe Poet

Édouard Dermithe

Édouard DermitheJacques Cégeste