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Orphee: RRP 19.99

certificate PG Certificate
1950 (DVD: Oct 2008)
B&W
France
Language(s): French
Subtitles: English
Published/distributed by BFI
ISBN/EAN: 5.03567E+12
Ratio 1.33:1
Region 2
Price: £19.99
(Including VAT at 20%)
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Orphee: RRP 19.99 
Cocteau, Jean
Poet, playwright, artist and filmmaker, Jean Cocteau was one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century and Orphee his finest work of cinema.

This magical retelling of the Orpheus myth turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in post-war Paris. Fallen out of favour and lost for poetic inspiration, Orphee becomes obsessed with a mysterious black-clad princess who first claims the life of a rival poet, and then Eurydice, his wife.

With its unforgettable imagery - the dissolving mirror through which characters pass into the next world, the leather-clad, death-dealing motorcyclists, and Cocteau's magical special effects - Orphee is a work of haunting beauty that follows the poetic logic of a dream.

'A hauntingly beautiful piece of cinema' The Times



Extras
* Feature commentary from French film expert Roland-Francois Lack
* Original trailer
* Fully illustrated booklet containing posters, stills and a 1950 interview with Cocteau
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