Le Testament d'Orphée, ou Ne Me Demandez Pas Pourquoi! (1960)
Genre: Drama / Fantasy
Duration: 83 minuten
Alternative titles: Le Testament d'Orphée / The Testament of Orpheus
Country:
France
Directed by: Jean Cocteau
Stars: Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais and Jean-Pierre Léaud
IMDb score:
7,2 (4.084)
Releasedate: 18 February 1960
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Le Testament d'Orphée, ou Ne Me Demandez Pas Pourquoi! plot
Autobiographical and last film by the surrealist Jean Cocteau. An 18th century poet, Cocteau himself, travels through time in search of divine wisdom. He meets a scientist who opens doors to new dimensions. However, the scientist's method only works by killing the poet. The poet ends up in a mysterious land inhabited by other poets, judges, police, motorcyclists, gypsies, Oedipus, a Sphinx and Minerva.
Actors and actresses
Self, the Poet
Cégeste
The Professor
Heurtebise
Minerve
Self (uncredited)
Orphée's Friend
The Curious Man
Self (uncredited)
Oedipe
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