Orpheus: Through a Glass, Amorously
By August 30, 2011
“It is much less a film than it is myself,” Jean Cocteau wrote to a friend at the time he was making Orpheus (1950), “a kind of projection of the things that are important to me.” As Read more »
SYNOPSIS: Jean Cocteau’s update of the Orpheus myth depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais), scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife, Eurydice (Marie Déa), and a mysterious princess (Maria Casarès). Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead, through Cocteau’s famous mirrored portal. Orpheus’s peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling represent the legendary Cocteau at the height of his powers.
| Orpheus | Jean Marais |
| Heurtebise | François Périer |
| The princess | María Casares |
| Eurydice | Marie Déa |
| The man | Henri Crémieux |
| Aglaonice | Juliette Gréco |
| Writer | Roger Blin |
| Cégeste | Edouard Dermithe |
| The inspector | Pierre Bertin |
| First judge | Jacques Varennes |
| Hotel manager | Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Director | Jean Cocteau |
| Written and directed by | Jean Cocteau |
| Producer | André Paulvé |
| Production manager | Émile Darbon |
| Editing | Jacqueline Sadoul |
| Sound | Calvet |
| Makeup | A. Marcus |
| Costumes | Marcel Escoffier |
| Sets | Jean d'Eaubonne |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Hayer |
| Music | Georges Auric |
By August 30, 2011
“It is much less a film than it is myself,” Jean Cocteau wrote to a friend at the time he was making Orpheus (1950), “a kind of projection of the things that are important to me.” As Read more »
By April 24, 2000
When I make a film, it is a sleep in which I am dreaming. Only the people and places of the dream matter. I have difficulty making contact with others, as one does when half-asleep. If a person is asleep and someone Read more »