ORPHEUS
by Jean Cocteau
synopsis
Orphee is a poet who becomes obsessed with Death (the Princess). They fall in love. Orphee's wife, Eurydice, is killed by the Princess' henchmen and Orphee goes after her into the Underworld. Although they have become dangerously entangled, the Princess sends Orphee back out of the Underworld, to carry on his life with Eurydice.
| original title: | Orphée |
| country: | France |
| year: | 1950 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Jean Cocteau |
| film run: | 112' |
| release date: | FR 01/03/1950, SE 02/10/1950, DE 11/10/1950, PT 19/11/1950, BE 11/1950, UK 1950, AT 12/01/1951, FI 16/03/1951, DK 28/03/1951, ES 08/1953, SU 09/1988, TR 04/2000, GR 16/09/2003, HU 16/11/2004 |
| screenplay: | Jean Cocteau |
| cast: | Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares |
| cinematography by: | Nicolas Hayer |
| film editing: | Jacqueline Sadoul |
| art director: | Jean d'Eaubonne |
| costumes designer: | Marcel Escoffier |
| executive producer: | André Paulvé |
