Orpheus
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Actor: Mar?a Casares, Maurice Carnege, Pierre Bertin, Ren?e Cosima, Roger BlinEdition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, NTSC
Running Time: 95 minutes
Release Date: 2000-06-13
Audience Rating: Unrated
Publisher: Homevision
Studio: Homevision
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Movie Review: A brilliant version of the Orpheus myth
Summary: 5 Stars
Jean Cocteau's amazing and magical version of the Orpheus myth. It's a brilliant combination of the ancient story brought about in a modern context: there are Death and Orpheus and Eurydice, of course, but there are also motorcycles used as instruments of death, Rolls Royces and their radios that send secret messages, and magic mirrors. There are also alterations to the original made by Cocteau: Orpheus falls in love with Death (who is female) and she with him; Death makes the great sacrifice by giving Orpheus back to his "earthly" love Eurydice.
It's a brilliant, beautiful film. Jean Marais is excellent as the great poet Orpheus, who has turned lazy and slothful, but is later redeemed. The film deserves many viewings to get the most from it.
Summary of Orpheus
From Jean Cocteau -- one of the most revered and studied artists of the century -- comes this adaptation of the timeless Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The story revolves around the poet Orpheus (Jean Marais) who whiles away his time and talent in aA Parisian poet becomes seduced by the prospect of eternal fame in Jean Cocteau's jazzy 1949 update of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus. The caf? set won't give successful Orpheus (Jean Marais) the time of day, so he obliges when the Princess of Death (Maria Casar?s) orders him into her Rolls Royce with her injured young prot?g?. It isn't long before the poet realizes the commanding Princess is no ordinary benefactor of the arts; for one thing, she can travel through mirrors. The next day, Orpheus returns to his frantic wife Eurydice (Marie D?a) with the kindly chauffeur Heurtibise (Fran?ois P?rier), but remains distracted by the Princess and the cryptic messages from her car radio. The equally smitten Princess eventually takes Eurydice before her time, which results in an underworld trial about her actions. To get his wife back, Orpheus must promise to never to look at his wife, but his heart's not in it. This black-and-white film slyly explores the dark side of the creative urge with panache. Dreamy and mesmerizing, it depicts an underworld not too different from everyday life. With subtitles. --Diane Garrett
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