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Testament of Orpheus (1960)

★ 7.6/10 80 min Fantasy France French
Director: Jean Cocteau
Writer: Jean Cocteau
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Description

An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.

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Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau The Poet
Edouard Dermithe
Edouard Dermithe Cégeste
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux The Professor
François Périer
François Périer Heurtebise
Claudine Auger
Claudine Auger Minerve
Françoise Arnoul
Françoise Arnoul Self (uncredited)
Lucia Bosè
Lucia Bosè Orphée's Friend
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour The Curious Man

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