Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: February 18, 1960
Runtime: 80 minutes
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: FR
Rating: ⭐ 7.7/10 (119 votes)
The Orphic Trilogy

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
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
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

Edouard Dermithe
Cégeste

Henri Crémieux
The Professor

François Périer
Heurtebise

Claudine Auger
Minerve

Françoise Arnoul
Self (uncredited)

Lucia Bosè
Orphée's Friend

Charles Aznavour
The Curious Man

Brigitte Bardot
Self (uncredited)

Jean Marais
Oedipe

Daniel Gélin
The Intern (uncredited)

Françoise Christophe
The Nurse (uncredited)

Nicole Courcel
The Young Mother (uncredited)

Daniel Moosmann
2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)

Yul Brynner
Court Usher (uncredited)

Pablo Picasso
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

Michael Goodliffe
English Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Dargelos, the schoolboy

Alice Sapritch
Gypsy (uncredited)

Annette Stroyberg
A friend of Orphée (uncredited)

María Casares
The Princess




