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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: September 29, 1950

Runtime: 95 minutes

Genres: Romance, Fantasy

Rating: 7.6/10 (260 votes)


The Orphic Trilogy

  • The Blood of a Poet

    The Blood of a Poet

    In a poet’s room, an armless statue abruptly comes to life. It invites the poet to step through a mirror and to discover another world. Strange places and characters present themselves to him. The poet tears himself away from these twisted fascinations and returns, with some difficulty, to his room.

  • Orpheus

    Orpheus

    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.

  • Testament of Orpheus

    Testament of Orpheus

    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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Cast

  • Jean Marais

    Jean Marais

    Orphée

  • François Périer

    François Périer

    Heurtebise

  • María Casares

    María Casares

    Death

  • Marie Déa

    Marie Déa

    Eurydice

  • Henri Crémieux

    Henri Crémieux

    Editor

  • Juliette Gréco

    Juliette Gréco

    Aglaonice

  • Roger Blin

    Roger Blin

    The Poet

  • Edouard Dermithe

    Edouard Dermithe

    Jacques Cégeste

  • André Carnège

    André Carnège

    Judge

  • Pierre Bertin

    Pierre Bertin

    Commissioner

  • Jacques Varennes

    Jacques Varennes

    Judge

  • Paul Amiot

    Paul Amiot

    Judge (uncredited)

  • Philippe Bordier

    Philippe Bordier

    Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

  • Claude Borelli

    Claude Borelli

    Une bacchante (uncredited)

  • Renée Cosima

    Renée Cosima

    Une bacchante (uncredited)

  • Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

    Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

    Young Man at Café des Poètes (uncredited)

  • René Lacourt

    René Lacourt

    Postman (uncredited)

  • Julien Maffre

    Julien Maffre

    Police Officer (uncredited)