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Testament of Orpheus

Cast

Jean Cocteau, Francoise Arnoul, Claudine Auger, Charles Aznavour View All

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Jean Cocteau (Director), Jean Cocteau (Writer) View All

Release: Feb. 18th, 1960

Runtime: 1 hour, 20 minutes

An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.

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