Le Testament d'Orphée
1959 · Movie · 83 min. · France
Le Testament d'Orphee, the last film made by Cocteau, is a visual summing up of the poet's own life. In it Cocteau gazes, one after the other, into the multiple mirrors of his loves and his works, re-creating his personal myth. He called it "an active poem."
Direction Jean Cocteau
Cast Jean Cocteau · Claudine Auger · Charles Aznavour · Lucía Bosé · Yul Brynner · Françoise Sagan · Roger Vadim · Edouard Dermithe · Henri Crémieux · Jean-Pierre Léaud · María Casares · Daniel Gélin · François Périer · Jean Marais · Pablo Picasso · Nicole Courcel
Soundtrack Georges Auric · Martial Solal · Jacques Météhen
Screenplay Jean Cocteau
Cinematography Roland Pontoizeau
Original title Le Testament d'Orphée
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