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Testament of Orpheus
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Testament of Orpheus

Feb 18, 1960
1h 20m
★ 7.6

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.

Genres

Fantasy

Production Companies

Les Editions Cinégraphiques
Cinédis

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Cast

Jean Cocteau

Le poète

Jean Cocteau

Édouard Dermithe

Cégeste(non crédité)

Édouard Dermithe

Henri Crémieux

Le professeur(non crédité)

Henri Crémieux

François Périer

Heurtebise(non crédité)

François Périer

Claudine Auger

Minerve (non crédité)

Claudine Auger

Françoise Arnoul

Elle-même (non crédité)

Françoise Arnoul

Lucia Bosè

Une amie d'Orphée(non crédité)

Lucia Bosè

Charles Aznavour

Le Curieux(non crédité)

Charles Aznavour

Brigitte Bardot

Elle-même (non crédité)

Brigitte Bardot

Jean Marais

Oedipe

Jean Marais

Daniel Gélin

L'interne (non crédité)

Daniel Gélin

Françoise Christophe

L'infirmière (non crédité)

Françoise Christophe

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