Testament of Orpheus
Le Testament d'Orphée (original)
In his last film, legendary writer/artist/filmmaker Jean Cocteau portrays an eighteenth-century poet who travels through time on a quest for divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he meets several symbolic phantoms that bring about his death and resurrection. With an eclectic cast that includes Pablo Picasso, Jean-Pierre Leáud, Jean Marais, and Yul Brynner, TESTAMENT OF ORPHEUS brings full circle the journey Cocteau began in THE BLOOD OF A POET, an exploration of the torturous relationship between the artist and his creations.
Starring Jean Cocteau, Edouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux, François Périer, Claudine Auger, Françoise Arnoul, Lucía Bosé, Charles Aznavour, Brigitte Bardot, Jean Marais
Watch "Testament of Orpheus" on Criterion Channel released in 1960. It's a drama and fantasy movie, and has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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