Le Testament d'Orphée Jean Cocteau (1960)
Also known as Testament of Orpheus
1960 · Feature film · 79 min · dir. Jean Cocteau
- Drama
- Fantasy
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Director
- Jean Cocteau
- Writer
- Jean Cocteau
- Cinematography
- Roland Pontoizeau
- Studio
- Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis
- Released
- 1960-02-18
- Original title
- Le Testament d'Orphée
- Series
- The Orphic Trilogy
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total
- Running time
- 79 minutes
Cast & crew
Jean Cocteau Director
Françoise Christophe
Lucia Bose
Roger Vadim
Serge Lifar
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Daniel Gélin
María Casares
