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Orpheus(1950)

7.6(295)
1h 35m
1950-09-29

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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Top Cast

Jean Marais
Jean Marais
Orphée
François Périer
François Périer
Heurtebise
María Casares
María Casares
Death

Keywords

paris, francemythologypoetgreek mythologyromantic poetorpheus

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Marie Déa
Marie Déa
Eurydice
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux
Editor
Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco
Aglaonice
Roger Blin
Roger Blin
The Poet
Édouard Dermithe
Édouard Dermithe
Jacques Cégeste
André Carnège
André Carnège
Judge
No Photo
René Worms
Judge
No Photo
Raymond Faure
Journalist
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)