Le Testament d'Orphée (1960) (original) (raw)

Le Testament d'Orphée

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Orpheus

The Blood of a Poet

Original title

Le Testament d'Orphée

Year

1960

Running time

83 min.

Country

France France

Director

Screenwriter

Cast

Music

Cinematography

Producer

Genre

Fantasy. Drama | Biography. Experimental Cinema. Surrealism

Movie Groups

Jean Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy

Synopsis

Le Testament d'Orphee, the last film made by Cocteau, is a visual summing up of the poet's own life. In it Cocteau gazes, one after the other, into the multiple mirrors of his loves and his works, re-creating his personal myth. He called it "an active poem."

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Awards

1960: BAFTA Awards: Nominated to Best Film

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