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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 75/100. Number 2 of 2 in its series by score. It runs a compact 1h 20m. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic75/100
134 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean CocteauWriter
- Jean CocteauDirector
Cast
- Jean CocteauLe poète
- Édouard DermitheCégeste(non crédité)
- Henri CrémieuxLe professeur(non crédité)
- François PérierHeurtebise(non crédité)
- Claudine AugerMinerve (non crédité)
- Françoise ArnoulElle-même (non crédité)
- Lucia BosèUne amie d'Orphée(non crédité)
- Charles AznavourLe Curieux(non crédité)
- Brigitte BardotElle-même (non crédité)
- Jean MaraisOedipe
- Daniel GélinL'interne (non crédité)
- Françoise ChristopheL'infirmière (non crédité)
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The Best Movies of 1960
Testament of Orpheus is #26 of 60
