Description |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
Criterion collection ; 68 |
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Orphic trilogy ; v. 2
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 68.
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System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation. |
Performer |
Jean Marais, François Périer, Maria Casarès, Marie Déa, Henri Crémieux, Juliette Gréco, Roger Blin, Edouard Dermithe, Maurice Carnège, Renè Worms, Raymond Faure, Pierre Bertin, Jacques Varennes, Jean-Pierre Melville. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Nicolas Hayer ; editor, Jacqueline Sadoul ; music, Georges Auric, Gluck. |
Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1949. |
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Special features: Cocteau's 1950 essays on the film; a Cocteau bibliography/filmography. |
Summary |
Jean Cocteau turns the Orpheus legend into a story of a poet and his encounter with death and the middle world. |
Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Orpheus (Greek mythology) -- Drama.
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Death -- Drama.
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Added Author |
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.
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Paulvé, André.
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Marais, Jean, 1913-1998.
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Périer, François.
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Casarès, Maria.
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Déa, Marie.
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Gréco, Juliette, 1927-2020
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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Added Title |
Orpheus |
ISBN |
0780022505 |
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9780780022508 |
Standard No. |
037429141427 |
Music No. |
ORP020 Criterion Collection |
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