Orpheus
Orphée (original)
Jean Cocteau’s update of the Orpheus myth depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais), scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife, Eurydice (Marie Déa), and a mysterious princess (Maria Casarès). Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead, through Cocteau’s famous mirrored portal. Orpheus’s peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling represent the legendary Cocteau at the height of his powers.
Starring Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa, Henri Crémieux, Juliette Gréco, Roger Blin, Edouard Dermithe, André Carnège, René Worms
Watch "Orpheus" from streaming services HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Kanopy released in 1950. It's a drama and fantasy movie, and has a rating of 7.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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