Orpheus

About Orpheus

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.

Jean Cocteau's Orpheus is a 1950 fantasy romance film. It runs 95 minutes and was released in September 1950.

Its themes are poet, mythology, greek mythology, and orpheus.

Jean Marais appears as Orphée, François Périer as Heurtebise, María Casares as Death, and Marie Déa as Eurydice. The screenplay is by Jean Cocteau. In the United States it streams on Artify, Criterion Channel, and HBO Max.

Clash of the Titans, Moulin Rouge!, and Wrath of the Titans make useful companions to Orpheus. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 311 votes and it carries a NR rating.