# Testament of Orpheus (1960)

> Jean Cocteau turns himself into a resurrected poet wandering through myth, memory, and impossible worlds in a defiant surrealist fantasy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22953

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Fantasy
- Director: Jean Cocteau
- Cast: Jean Cocteau, Édouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux, François Périer, Claudine Auger, Françoise Arnoul, Lucia Bosè, Charles Aznavour
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054377/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: mild
- Mood: surreal, philosophical, eerie, arthouse film night, surreal cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A surreal journey through life, death, and the realms beyond reality unfolds in this poetic fantasy.

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