Orpheus (1950)
Fantasy/Drama/Romance · 1h 35m · 8/30/2011
Description
Jean Cocteau's update of the Orphic myth depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais), scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife, Eurydice (Marie Déa), and a mysterious princess (Maria Casarès). Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the Princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead, through Cocteau's famous mirrored portal. Orpheus's peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling represent the legendary Cocteau at the height of his powers.
Release Country
United StatesBarcode
715515085410Release Date
8/30/2011Media Type
MovieAudio
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French | PCM | |
Digital Copy
Not IncludedStudio
Janus Films/The Criterion CollectionSubtitles
EnglishVideo Format
1080pAspect Ratio
1.33:1Cover Type
Keep Case (HD, Low)Discs
Streaming Rank Today
Jean Marais
Orphée
François Périer
Heurtebise
María Casares
The Princess - Death
Marie Déa
Eurydice
Henri Crémieux
L'éditeur
Juliette Gréco
Aglaonice
Roger Blin
The PoetEdouard Dermithe
Jacques Cégeste
André Carnège
Judge (as Maurice Carnège)René Worms
JudgeRaymond Faure
Journaliste
Pierre Bertin
Le commissaire
Jacques Varennes
Judge
Paul Amiot
Judge (uncredited)Philippe Bordier
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)Claude Borelli
Une bacchante (uncredited)Jean-Louis Brau
Un jeune homme à la terrasse du flore (uncredited)
Jean Cocteau
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Renée Cosima
Une bacchante (uncredited)
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)René Lacourt
Postman (uncredited)
Julien Maffre
Un agent de police (uncredited)Claude Mauriac
(uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Le directeur de l'hôtel (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Le chef de bande (uncredited)Henri San Juan
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)Victor Tabournot
Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)Jean Cocteau
DirectorJean Cocteau
Writer
Testament of Orpheus
Last Year In Marienbad
Eyes Without a Face
The Blood Of A Poet
Meshes of the Afternoon
La Jetée
Persona
Hour of the Wolf
The Exterminating Angel
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Spirits of the Dead
Juliet of the Spirits
8½
Stalker
Mirror
Solaris
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Fellini Satyricon
Woman in the Dunes
Orpheus
(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))
4/27/2000
Orpheus
(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))
8/30/2011
