Orpheus

1950 · Directed by Jean Cocteau · 95 min · drama film, fantasy film

★ 7.6/10 · 309 ratings on TMDB

A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.