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ORPHEE

Cannes Classics
Directed by :
Jean COCTEAU 
Country:
FRANCE
Year:
1949
Duration:
93.00 minutes

Synopsis

"Orpheus" is Jean Cocteau’s poetic retelling of the celebrated myth in a modern setting. Famous Left Bank poet, Orpheus is enchanted by Death in the guise of an enigmatic Princess, for whom he leaves his wife, Eurydice. But the Princess, knowing the impossibility of their love, sends Orpheus back to Eurydice...

This film is dedicated to Christian Bérard
Jean COCTEAU

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Cannes Classics