
Testament of Orpheus
- released:1960-02-18
- genres: Fantasy
- duration:80m
- casts: Jean Cocteau, Edouard Dermithe, Henri Crémieux, François Périer, Claudine Auger
- Country: France
- Production: Les Editions Cinégraphiques, Cinédis
overview
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.