Testament of Orpheus

An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.

Cast

Jean Cocteau

The Poet

Edouard Dermithe

Cégeste

Henri Crémieux

The Professor

François Périer

Heurtebise

Claudine Auger

Minerve

Françoise Arnoul

Self (uncredited)

Lucia Bosè

Orphée's Friend

Charles Aznavour

The Curious Man

Brigitte Bardot

Self (uncredited)

Jean Marais

Oedipe