Testament of Orpheus (1960)

Name: Testament of Orpheus
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1960-02-18
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Jean Cocteau, Édouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux, François Périer, Claudine Auger

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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Released 1960-02-18 · 80 min · Fantasy

Directed by Jean Cocteau

Part of The Orphic Trilogy

Cast

Jean Cocteau as Le poète
Édouard Dermithe as Cégeste(non crédité)
Henri Crémieux as Le professeur(non crédité)
François Périer as Heurtebise(non crédité)
Claudine Auger as Minerve (non crédité)
Françoise Arnoul as Elle-même (non crédité)
Lucia Bosè as Une amie d'Orphée(non crédité)
Charles Aznavour as Le Curieux(non crédité)
Brigitte Bardot as Elle-même (non crédité)
Jean Marais as Oedipe
Daniel Gélin as L'interne (non crédité)
Françoise Christophe as L'infirmière (non crédité)
Nicole Courcel as La mère maladroite (non crédité)
Daniel Moosmann as 2e Homme-Cheval (non crédité)
Yul Brynner as L'huissier (non crédité)