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Orpheus (French: Orphée ⓘ; also the title used in the UK) is a 1950 French romantic fantasy drama film directed by Jean Cocteau and starring Jean Marais. It is the central part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy , alongside The Blood of a Poet (1930) and Testament of Orpheus (1960).
The Orphic Trilogy is a series of three French films written and directed by Jean Cocteau: [1] [2]. The Blood of a Poet, or Le sang d'un poète, 1930; Orpheus, or Orphée (also the title used in the UK), 1950
Orpheus's mother taught him to make verses for singing. He is also said to have studied in Egypt. [54] Orpheus is said to have established the worship of Hecate in Aegina. [55] In Laconia Orpheus is said to have brought the worship of Demeter Chthonia [56] and that of the Κόρες Σωτείρας (Kóres Sōteíras; 'Saviour Maidens').
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Testament of Orpheus (French: Le testament d'Orphée) is a 1960 black-and-white film with a few seconds of color film spliced into it.Directed by and starring Jean Cocteau, who plays himself as an 18th-century poet, the film includes cameo appearances by Pablo Picasso, Jean Marais, Charles Aznavour, Jean-Pierre Leaud, and Yul Brynner. [1]
Orfeu is a 1999 Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Carlos Diegues, and starring Toni Garrido, Patrícia França and Murilo Benício.Based on the play Orfeu da Conceição by Vinicius de Moraes, the film retells the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, setting it in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival.
The film's soundtrack also inspired Vince Guaraldi's 1962 album Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus. As a child, filmmaker Bong Joon-ho watched the film on Korean television and it made a big impact on him. [30] Arcade Fire's fourth studio album Reflektor (2013) featured themes linked and inspired by the film.
Reeve Carney was born and raised in the West Village area of Manhattan with his brother Zane and sister Paris. He grew up in a family of musicians and actors: his father, John, was a songwriter for commercials, his mother, Marti, was a singer, actress and a jewelry designer and his grand-uncle was Academy Award-winning actor Art Carney.