Le Testament d'Orphée (1960)

Title: Testament of Orpheus
Original Title: Le Testament d'Orphée
Release Date: 1960-02-18
Status: Released
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 110 votes)
Language: FR
Genres: Fantasy
Production Companies: Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis
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.
Cast

Jean Cocteau
The Poet

Edouard Dermithe
Cégeste

Henri Crémieux
The Professor

François Périer
Heurtebise

Claudine Auger
Minerve

Françoise Arnoul
Self (uncredited)

Lucia Bosè
Orphée's Friend

Charles Aznavour
The Curious Man

Brigitte Bardot
Self (uncredited)

Jean Marais
Oedipe