Testament of Orpheus

Name: Testament of Orpheus
Genre: Biography, Fantasy
Released: April 9, 1962
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Charles Aznavour, Claudine Auger, Françoise Arnoul, Françoise Christophe, Jean Cocteau

1962

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Films Around the World (I) | Release Date: April 9, 1962 | Not Rated

Starring: Charles Aznavour, Claudine Auger, Françoise Arnoul, Françoise Christophe, Jean Cocteau, Lucia Bosè, María Casares, Michèle Comte, Nicole Courcel, Yul Brynner

Summary: The Poet looks back over his life and work, recalling his inspirations and obsessions.

Director: Jean Cocteau

Genre(s): Biography, Fantasy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 77 min

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Richard Brody

With one foot in the French New Wave and the other in the Ballets Russes, Cocteau fits a raging confession into a serene, sensuous neoclassical vessel. Read full review

Don Druker

An exquisite mixture of dream and nightmare images, an attempt, fully realized, to live and communicate a world that is, in Cocteau’s words, “truly mine and . . . beyond time.” Read full review

Empire David Parkinson

Some may find this sprawling film hard to adjust to, but for those who can, it is a real find. With an imaginative plot and an amusing direction, this charming film is a fitting way to end Cocteau's career. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

A pure, personal poem from one of the greats, THE TESTAMENT OF ORPHEUS allows Cocteau to live on forever. Read full review

Keith Phipps

A self-crafted elegy starring Cocteau as himself, an artist at the end of his life wandering through a symbolic landscape filled with his own creations (and guest stars Yul Brynner and Pablo Picasso). In the end, Cocteau takes comfort in the immortality of art, and therefore his own immortality, a sentiment that would seem far less moving and far more egotistical if it weren't true. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

[Cocteau] still has a flair for provoking strange moods in ordinary landscapes, as well as utilizing simple trick effects effectively and judiciously. He ribs himself at times but is quite clear in his summation that a poet is rarely recognized in his time. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Cocteau's last film is as personal and private as its title suggests, and it makes little sense for viewers unfamiliar with his other work. Read full review

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