# Orpheus (1950)

> A celebrated poet's descent through mirror-bound Paris brings love, art, and death into a haunting modern retelling of the Orpheus myth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2636

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Drama
- Director: Jean Cocteau
- Cast: Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa, Henri Crémieux, Juliette Gréco, Roger Blin, Édouard Dermithe
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041719/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, dreamy, melancholic, arthouse film night, mythology themed viewing

## Synopsis

A poet's obsession with Death leads him on a perilous journey through the Underworld, where love and loss intertwine.

## Movies like Orpheus

- [Jules and Jim (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/1074)
- [Beauty and the Beast (1946)](https://ember.film/movie/525)
- [The Things of Life (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/2168)
- [La Jetée (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/538)
- [Lola (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/25876)
- [The Lovers on the Bridge (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/1837)
- [Casque d'Or (1952)](https://ember.film/movie/48011)
- [Black Orpheus (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/25681)
- [Children of Paradise (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/1720)
- [Fando and Lis (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/20805)

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