Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus

7.6IMDb Score
Released:1960-02-18
Genre:Fantasy
Duration:80 min
Country:France
Director:Jean Cocteau
Actors:Jean Cocteau, Édouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux, François Périer, Claudine Auger
Production:Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis

Overview:

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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