Orpheus

Orphée

1950 · 95 min · ★ 7.6 / 10 · 309 votes

Romance · Fantasy · Drama

A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.

Cast

Jean Marais · François Périer · María Casares · Marie Déa · Henri Crémieux · Juliette Gréco · Roger Blin · Édouard Dermithe · André Carnège · René Worms

Director

Jean Cocteau