France,
1960, 83 min
Directed by:
Jean CocteauScreenplay:
Jean CocteauCinematography:
Roland PontoizeauCast:
Jean Cocteau, Yul Brynner, Lucia Bosé, Charles Aznavour, Claudine Auger, François Périer, Daniel Gélin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean Marais, Pablo Picasso (more)VOD (1)
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Jean Cocteau portrays an 18th-century poet who travels through time on a quest for divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he meets several symbolic phantoms that bring about his death and resurrection. With an eclectic cast that includes Pablo Picasso, Jean-Pierre Leáud, Jean Marais and Yul Brynner, Testament of Orpheus (Le Testament de Orphée) brings full circle the journey Cocteau began in The Blood of a Poet, an exploration of the torturous relationship between the artist and his creations. (official distributor synopsis)
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