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Testament of Orpheus · LeviOsa

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Fantasy1h 20m

🍅88%

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88%

Tomatometer

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81%

Popcornmeter

7.6

TMDB

Storyline

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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Details

DirectorJean Cocteau

ReleasedFeb 18, 1960

StatusReleased

Original languageFrench

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Les Editions CinégraphiquesCinédis

Cast

Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

Le poète

Édouard Dermithe

Édouard Dermithe

Cégeste(non crédité)

Henri Crémieux

Henri Crémieux

Le professeur(non crédité)

François Périer

François Périer

Heurtebise(non crédité)

Claudine Auger

Claudine Auger

Minerve (non crédité)

Françoise Arnoul

Françoise Arnoul

Elle-même (non crédité)

Lucia Bosè

Lucia Bosè

Une amie d'Orphée(non crédité)

Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour

Le Curieux(non crédité)

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot

Elle-même (non crédité)

Jean Marais

Jean Marais

Oedipe

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

L'interne (non crédité)

Françoise Christophe

L'infirmière (non crédité)

Reviews

5 reviews · 4 critics

4 fresh · 0 rotten

R

Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerApr 29, 2019

Cocteau fits a raging confession into a serene, sensuous neoclassical vessel.

E

Eddie Harrison

RTfilm-authority.comJan 23, 2024

... this neglected film is a fitting tribute by a great artist to himself; there’s flashes of magic and genuine insight that make it well worth exhuming...

C

Carson Timar

RTClapperCastAug 17, 2023

This is so much to take in. It is incredibly dense and confusing, especially on first viewing, but there is so much here that is undeniably poignant.

D

Dennis Schwartz

RTDennis Schwartz Movie ReviewsApr 20, 2013

The 70-year-old Cocteau plays himself as the eternal poet looking back through his films at himself.

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Information

Title

Testament of Orpheus

Released

Feb 18, 1960

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

France

Original Audio

French

Runtime

1h 20m

Status

Released

Studios

Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis

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