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Orpheus

1950 · 95 min

A dreamlike, poetic plunge into love and death, where mirrors are portals and every image feels like a symbol.

Directed by
Jean Cocteau
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Starring
Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares
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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Directed by
Jean Cocteau
Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Starring
Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • death
  • obsession
  • identity
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism3
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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