Jean Marais, María Casares, François Périer
Written and directed by Cocteau, this allegorical film retells the legend of Orpheus in a contemporary setting. Orphee (Marais) is a successful Parisian poet, whom--despite popular acclaim--feels isol...( read more
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a modern (or at least 50s paris) retelling with beautifully simple effects; almost as magical as la belle et la bete. wonderfully poetic dialogue. gotta love the death bikers :p i read cocteau wanted garbo or dietrich for casares' part. that's fun to imagine.
A modern retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice dies and Orpheus goes to the underworld to bring her back, with the understanding that he can never look at her.
I heard raves about this and was excited about seeing it, especially knowing that director Je...( read more)
The special effects are what really standout about this really interesting film.
A precursor to David Lynch, Tim Burton, Rex Meyer and Guillermo del Toro.
A beautiful masterpiece. After "La Belle et la Bete" I didn't think it could get much better but I was wrong. Plus those effects are amazing!
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El cine de vanguardia francés no tuvo en Jean Cocteau a un surrealista, sino a un poeta de las imágenes, y la Trilogía de Orfeo es la muestra de ello.
En esta segunda entrega el director europeo nos enseña su propia visión de la tragedia griega de Orfeo, aunque ambientada en la ...( read more)
Excellent update (well for then at least) of the Orpheus story. Captivating portrayal of Death by the under-used María Casares. In addition Palpable obsession with Death in this version, there is also a great deal of humor that come through in the scenes where Orpheus must de...( read more)
Orpheus(Orphe'e)" is a masterpiece. Jean Cocteau is french poet laureete of cinema, when Luis Bunuel was working on confrontational surrealist assaults like Un Chien Adalou, Cocteau was developing his own surreal film making language, one just as arresting and startling, but with...( read more)
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