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Orpheus (French: Orphée; also the title used in the UK) is a 1950 French film directed by Jean Cocteau and starring Jean Marais. This film is the central part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, which consists of The Blood of a Poet (1930), Orpheus (1950) and Testament of Orpheus (1960).
Set in contemporary Paris, the story of the film is a variation of the classic Greek myth of Orpheus. The picture begins with Orpheus (Marais), a famous poet, visiting the Café des Poètes. At the same time, a Princess (Casares) and Cègeste (Edouard Dermithe), a handsome, young poet that she supports arrive. The drunken Cègeste starts a brawl. When the police arrive and attempt to take Cègeste into custody, he breaks free and flees,only to be run down by two motorcycle riders. The Princess has the police place Cègeste into her car in order to "transport him to the hospital." She also orders Orpheus into the car in order to act as a witness. Once in the car, Orpheus discovers Cègeste is dead and that the Princess is not going to the hospital. Instead, they drive to a chateau (the landscape through the car windows is presented in negative) accompanied by the two motorcycle riders as abstract poetry plays on the radio. This takes the form of seemingly meaningless messages, like those broadcast to the French Resistance from London during the Occupation.
Actors: John George (writer), John George (writer), John George (director), William Artuso (actor), Kate Hunter (actor), Elizabeth John (editor),
Genres: Horror, Music, Short, Thriller,Actors: Aggelos Theodosiou (producer), Aggelos Theodosiou (editor), Aggelos Theodosiou (director), Aggelos Theodosiou (writer), Apostolos Alexopoulos (actor), Elina Vassiliadou (actor), Elina Vassiliadou (actor), Antigoni Karatsioli (actor), Konstantinos Karakasidis (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Aggelos Theodosiou (editor), Aggelos Theodosiou (producer), Aggelos Theodosiou (producer), Aggelos Theodosiou (writer), Aggelos Theodosiou (director), Apostolos Alexopoulos (actor), Elina Vassiliadou (actor), Elina Vassiliadou (actor), Konstantinos Karakasidis (actor), Antigoni Karatsioli (actor),
Genres: Drama, History, Romance, Short,Actors: Tara Stallion (actor), Abram Blau (actor), Olivia Jacocks (writer), Jeslyn Trau (director),
Plot: Symphony is a surrealist silent retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It is written, directed, shot and edited by teen filmmakers at Interlochen's Motion Picture Arts Camp. Symphony fuses the tropes of past cinema to create cinema of the future.
Genres: Horror, Musical, Romance, Short,Actors: Simon Todorov (actor), Sebastian Meissner (composer), Ivan Stanev (writer), Ivan Stanev (director), Gloria Petkova (actress), Remco Schuurbiers (editor), Yasna Bozhkova (actress), Donka Angelova (producer), Vasil Chitanov (actor),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy,Actors: Diana Butler (actress), Diana Butler (actress), Diana Butler (composer), Diana Butler (editor), Diana Butler (director), Diana Butler (actress), Diana Butler (writer), Luke Butler (actor), Luke Butler (actor), Luke Butler (actor), Cathy Bennett (actress), Andrew Russell Stewart (actor), Cathy Bennett (actress), Andrew Russell Stewart (actor), Rachel Gorden (actress),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Paul Pissanos (producer), Paul Pissanos (director), Roy Dotrice (actor), Spiros Focás (actor), Nikos Vastardis (actor), David Bowles (actor), David Bowles (producer), Duncan Skinner (actor), Carolina Liriti (actress), Andrew Bullock (actor), Angelica Timms (actress),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Kimon Tsakiris (writer), Kimon Tsakiris (director), Kimon Tsakiris (producer), Yannis Stefopoulos (actor), Tatiana Panigyri (editor), Kostas Baras (actor), Nikos Menoudakis (composer), Raia Tsakiridi (actress),
Genres: Fantasy, Short,Actors: Oliver Reed (actor), Ilias Sgouropoulos (editor), Paul Pissanos (director), Paul Pissanos (writer), Paul Pissanos (producer), Rika Dialina (actress), David Bowles (actor), Joseph Gatt (actor), Francesca De Luca (actress), Kyriakos Cosmides (actor), Carolina Liriti (actress), Peter Theiss (actor), Andrew Bullock (actor), Ted Merwood (actor), Anna Maria Economoy (actress),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance,Actors: Ludwig Cremer (director), Robert Naegele (actor), Fritz Rasp (actor), Hans Zesch-Ballot (actor), Gisela Uhlen (actress), Heidelinde Weis (actress), Jean Anouilh (writer), Hans-Martin Majewski (composer), Charlotte Flemming (costume designer), Alfred Balthoff (actor), Christoph Bantzer (actor), Robert Graf (actor), Gerhard Just (actor), Ursula Barlen (actress), Walter Wehner (actor),
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A student exercise. Editing: Ana Lagator
Cet extrait du célèbre film "Orphée" de Jean Cocteau (1950), nous fait voir la Mort emporter Eurydice au royaume des Enfers. Ce film est très intéressant à plusieurs égards, notamment parce que Jean Cocteau démontre très nettement les affinités qui existent entre la psychanalyse et le mythe d'Orphée. N'oublions pas que le premier film de Jean Cocteau sur le mythe d'Orphée, intitulé "Le Sang du Poète", a été psychanalysé par Sigmund Freud lui-même, en 1930. Cet extrait est instructif à plusieurs égards, mais l'oeuvre de Cocteau est tellement dense, que voir le film dans son entier n'est pas superflu !
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Orpheus (French: Orphée; also the title used in the UK) is a 1950 French film directed by Jean Cocteau and starring Jean Marais. This film is the central part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, which consists of The Blood of a Poet (1930), Orpheus (1950) and Testament of Orpheus (1960). All rights are reserved to their respective owners. Not meant for commercial use.
You've seen my smile a thousand times,
And seen the wounds from which i've bled,
This empty shell gets left behind,
It's time to sever ancient times,
It speaks to me like words from a book,
A tale for which I died,
Don't look to me for sympathy,
You've shamed the words on which I thrive.
Take note of me, as your dreams turn to despair,
Find your solace in a place, devoid of all my thoughts,
To the reaper I am slain,
These razors tear within,
I'll life a life of sin, to rid myself of this
disgrace,
My demons come to fall.
Winning the battle, I leave behind,
Discard the chaos, i am inclined,
To seek a refuge, deep within my hate,
These thoughts inside, it's that i ache,
For a chance to execrate emotions I deny,
To seek vengeance, these thoughts I cry,
Alone at night I drown myself to sleep,
I find it hard to move, A fire burns inside.
Take note of me, as your dreams turn to despair,
Find your solace in a place, devoid of all my thoughts,
To the reaper I am slain,
These razors tear within,
I'll life a life of sin, to rid myself of this
disgrace,