Testament of Orpheus (18/02/1960)

Production : Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis

Synopsis

Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgement of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of Oedipus and the final Assumption.

Jean Cocteau

Edouard Dermithe

Henri Crémieux

François Périer