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Orpheus

Original title: Orphée

1950 · 1 h 35 · France · French

  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Romance

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.

Directed by
Jean Cocteau
Written by
Jean Cocteau

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