Orpheus (1950)
09/29/1950 (FR) • 1h 35m
Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Orphée
Heurtebise
Death
Eurydice
Editor
Aglaonice
The Poet
Jacques Cégeste
Judge
Part of the The Orphic Trilogy
Includes The Blood of a Poet, Orpheus, Testament of Orpheus
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