| Description |
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, black and white & color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 69 |
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Orphic trilogy ; v. 3
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 69.
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| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital mono, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation. |
| Performer |
Jean Cocteau, Edouard Dermithe, Jean Marais, François Périer, Maria Casarès, Maria Dèa, Pablo Picasso, Mme. Picasso, Yul Brynner. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Roland Pontoizeau ; editor, Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte ; music, Georges Auric, J.S. Bach, Vivaldi. |
| Note |
Originally released as motion picture in 1959. |
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Special features: a collection of Cocteau's writings on the film (from The art of cinema, 1992) ; a Cocteau bibliography/filmography. |
| Summary |
In his last film Cocteau portrays an 18th century poet who travels through time on a quest for divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he meets several symbolic phantoms that bring about his death and resurrection. The film finished the circle of the journey begun in Blood of a Poet, exploring the torturous relationship between the artist and his creations. |
| 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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Artists -- Drama.
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Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Foreign films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.
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Thuillier, Jean.
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Dermit, Edouard.
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Marais, Jean, 1913-1998.
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Périer, François.
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Casarès, Maria.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Ne me demandez pas pourquoi |
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Testament of Orpheus, or, Do not ask me why |
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Do not ask me why |
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Testament of Orpheus |
| ISBN |
078002270X |
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9780780022706 |
| Standard No. |
037429143322 |
| Music No. |
TES030 Criterion Collection |
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