Orpheus (1950)
Kernel Score: 87% · 285 ratings
Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1950-09-29
Runtime: 95 minutes
Overview
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.
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Cast
- Jean Marais as Orphée
- François Périer as Heurtebise
- María Casares as Death
- Marie Déa as Eurydice
- Henri Crémieux as Editor
- Juliette Gréco as Aglaonice
- Roger Blin as The Poet
- Edouard Dermithe as Jacques Cégeste
- André Carnège as Judge
- René Worms as Judge