Rent Testament of Orpheus (1959)
3.7 of 5 from 60 ratings
1h 17min
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- Synopsis:
- Jean Cocteau was not only a director but also an artist, poet, playwright and novelist. He was widely regarded as one of the most pioneering and important avant-garde directors cinema has produced. Though often described as a poet first and foremost, Cocteau's films were also infused with the phantasmorgorical surrealist imagery and rich symbolism characteristic of all his work. Jean Cocteau gave the cinema a truly abstract piece of work as his swansong, in which the mind of a poet (played by Cocteau himself) takes control of reality, twisting and re-moulding it until it bears not the slightest resemblance to reality as we know it in real life.
- Actors:
- Jean Cocteau, Françoise Arnoul, Claudine Auger, Charles Aznavour, Brigitte Bardot, Lucia Bosé, Yul Brynner, María Casares, Françoise Christophe, Michèle Comte, Nicole Courcel, Henri Crémieux, Edouard Dermithe, Luis Miguel Dominguín, Guy Dute, Michael Goodliffe, Daniel Gélin, Alice Heyliger, Philippe Juzan, Serge Lifar
- Directors:
- Jean Cocteau
- Producers:
- Jean Thuillier
- Writers:
- Jean Cocteau
- Aka:
- Le testament d'Orphée, ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi!
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- Top Films, People of the Pictures, A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, A History of Gay Cinema: According to Hollywood, Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2026, Bye-Bye Bébé, Cinema Paradiso's 2022 Centenary Club, Drama Films & TV, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to François Truffaut, Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/08/2019
- Run Time:
- 80 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Jean Cocteau: The Last Pharaoh
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Reviews (1) of Testament of Orpheus
Death on His Mind - Testament of Orpheus review by dM
Irritating, fascinating, a film where you absolutely have to accept that there is no plot, only theme: the mind of a poet who knows he is approaching the end. Go with the flow is the only way to watch it for it is a dreamscape where you can't even try to predict who or what comes next.
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