This film is an update of Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, set in the world of 1980s rock.This film is an update of Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, set in the world of 1980s rock.This film is an update of Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, set in the world of 1980s rock.
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Éva Darlan
- Dominique Daniel
- (as Eva Darlan)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaDavid Bowie was first announced for the Francis Hunter part.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jacquot of Nantes (1991)
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It takes a long time to get going and the principal actors are unconvincing... if Jacques Demy had managed to persuade Johnny Hallyday to play Orphee that would have been really interesting. Also Demy had to cast a Japanese actress (who couldn't speak French) as Eurydice in order to secure the finance for the movie. Jean Marais and Marie-France Pisier are excellent and the film perks up when they are on screen. I always enjoy Michel Legrand's music and the lighting effects in the movie are excellent. But it is not one of this director's better efforts.
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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