Le Testament d’Orphée

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Le Testament d’Orphée is a 1960 avant-garde French film, written, directed by, and starring Jean Cocteau, that serves as his surreal, self-reflective cinematic farewell.

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instanceOf French film
avant-garde film
film
alsoKnownAs Le Testament d’Orphée ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi! NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Roland Pontoizeau NERFINISHED
costumeDesignBy Pablo Picasso NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
depicts journey through time and death
director Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED
distributor Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France NERFINISHED
editedBy Louisette Hautecoeur NERFINISHED
featuresCameo Charles Aznavour NERFINISHED
Jean Marais NERFINISHED
Pablo Picasso NERFINISHED
Yul Brynner NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter poet played by Jean Cocteau
filmingLocation France NERFINISHED
Les Baux-de-Provence NERFINISHED
follows Orphée NERFINISHED
genre avant-garde
fantasy film
surrealist film
hasSurrealElements true
hasTagline ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi! NERFINISHED
hasTheme art and mortality
myth of Orpheus NERFINISHED
self-reflexive cinema
isAutobiographical true
isBlackAndWhite true
isDirectorFinalFilm true
movement French avant-garde cinema NERFINISHED
musicBy Georges Auric NERFINISHED
originalLanguage French
originalTitle Le Testament d’Orphée NERFINISHED
partOf Jean Cocteau’s Orphic Trilogy NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Orphic Trilogy NERFINISHED
precededInSeriesBy Orphée NERFINISHED
precedes none
producedBy André Paulvé NERFINISHED
Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1960
runtimeMinutes 80
screenwriter Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED
starring Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED
subjectOf critical studies on Jean Cocteau’s cinema
titleInEnglish The Testament of Orpheus NERFINISHED
writer Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED

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Jean Cocteau notableWork Le Testament d’Orphée
Jean Marais notableWork Le Testament d’Orphée
Jean Marais notableWork Le Testament d’Orphée
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