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Aug 11, 2022 · Le Testament d'Orphée ☆ Jean Cocteau ☆ 1960. Le Testament d’Orphée ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi est un film français réalisé par Jean Cocteau en 1959 et sorti en 1960. Synopsis. Le film narre la mort et la résurrection du poète. Frappé par une balle, Jean Cocteau rebondit dans un autre temps.
- 80 min
Testament of Orpheus: Directed by Jean Cocteau. With Jean Cocteau, Françoise Arnoul, Claudine Auger, Charles Aznavour. The Poet looks back over his life and work, recalling his inspirations and obsessions.
- (3.6K)
- Biography, Fantasy
- Jean Cocteau
- 1960-02-18
Testament of Orpheus (French: Le testament d'Orphée) is a 1960 black-and-white film with a few seconds of color film spliced into it. Directed by and starring Jean Cocteau , who plays himself as an 18th-century poet, the film includes cameo appearances by Pablo Picasso , Jean Marais , Charles Aznavour , Jean-Pierre Leaud , and Yul Brynner . [1]
Testament of Orpheus. In his last film, legendary writer/artist/filmmaker Jean Cocteau portrays an 18th-century poet who travels through time on a quest for divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he meets several symbolic phantoms that bring about his death and resurrection.
- The Poet
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.
Opened in Paris in February 1960 as Le testament d'Orphée; running time: 80 min. Alternative French title: Le testament d'Orphée ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi. Also known in the United States as Testament of Orpheus or Don't Ask Me Why .
