Orpheus
(1950)
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Orpheus
(1950)
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François Périer | ... | |
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María Casares | ... |
The Princess - Death
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Marie Déa | ... | |
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Henri Crémieux | ... |
L'éditeur
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Juliette Gréco | ... |
Aglaonice
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Roger Blin | ... |
The Poet
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Edouard Dermithe | ... | |
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Paul Amiot | ... |
Judge
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René Worms | ... |
Judge
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Raymond Faure |
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Pierre Bertin | ... |
Le commissaire
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Jacques Varennes | ... |
Judge
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André Carnège | ... |
Judge
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Claude Mauriac |
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Orphee is a poet who becomes obsessed with Death (the Princess). They fall in love. Orphee's wife, Eurydice, is killed by the Princess' henchmen and Orphee goes after her into the Underworld. Although they have become dangerously entangled, the Princess sends Orphee back out of the Underworld, to carry on his life with Eurydice. Written by <P.M.Laws@education.leeds.ac.uk>
I saw the movie, or most of it, around the age of eight or nine. It made a deep impression on me, and I have wanted to watch it again. Now that I have been able to find out the name and the director, I soon will!
The special effects in the film, as I recall them, must have been fabulous for the time, and were quite dazzling even by the standards of the eighties. The movie is surreal, and though it sounds trite, this is perhaps the best description. It left one with a delicious feeling, and even after almost twenty years I feel quite thrilled when I think about it. I found the notion of being in love with death, who is portrayed by María Casarès, and whom I found incredibly attractive, was overwhelmingly wonderful. That was my interpretation at that time. I am curious to see what I would think of it now.
Certainly a terrific film for a child. I think I would still find it wonderful.