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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 with the lyre and surrounded by beasts (Byzantine & Christian Museum, Athens) The most famous story in which Orpheus figures is that of his wife Eurydice (sometimes referred to as Euridice and also known as Argiope). While walking among her people, the Cicones, in tall grass at her wedding, Eurydice was set upon by a satyr.
Pages in category "Films about Orpheus" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Black Orpheus;
Partially based on Greek mythology, the film centers on Eurydice as she waits for her lover Orpheus to save her from Hades. While waiting for her rescue from the underworld, she faces her fears, desires, hallucinations, and memories.
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.
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]
The film, shot on short notice to be, according to the producer's wishes, ready for the 1985 Cannes Film Festival, was ultimately not finished on time. [5]Parking was a commercial failure, with the public particularly having difficulty accepting Francis Huster in the role of a pop singer filling enthusiastic venues.