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Testament of Orpheus

1960 · 80 min

A dreamlike, self-aware meditation on art and mortality, drifting through striking images and symbolic encounters that reward patience over plot.

Directed by
Jean Cocteau
Genres
Fantasy
Starring
Jean Cocteau, Édouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux
Overview
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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  • Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jean Cocteau
Genres
Fantasy
Starring
Jean Cocteau, Édouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • death
    • identity
    • memory
    • obsession
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour3
    Realism3
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity9
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    fantasy
    Directed by
    Jean Cocteau
    Written by
    Jean Cocteau
    Starring
    Jean Cocteau, Édouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux, François Périer, Claudine Auger, Françoise Arnoul, Lucia Bosè, Charles Aznavour
    Cinematography
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    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French, English, German

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