Directed by:
Jean CocteauScreenplay:
Jean CocteauCinematography:
Roland PontoizeauCast:
Jean Cocteau, Yul Brynner, Lucia Bosé, Charles Aznavour, Claudine Auger, François Périer, Daniel Gélin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean Marais, Pablo Picasso (more)VOD (2)
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Jean 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. With an eclectic cast that includes Pablo Picasso, Jean-Pierre Leáud, Jean Marais and Yul Brynner, Testament of Orpheus (Le Testament de Orphée) brings full circle the journey Cocteau began in The Blood of a Poet, an exploration of the torturous relationship between the artist and his creations. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jean Cocteau
France
Best movies:
Orpheus (1950)
The Testament of Orpheus or Don't Ask Me Why (1960)
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Yul Brynner
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Goodbye Again (1961)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Lucia Bosé
Italy
Best movies:
Rome 11:00 (1952)
That Is the Dawn (1956)
L'avaro (1990)
Charles Aznavour
France
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
The Tin Drum (1979)
High Infidelity (1964)
Claudine Auger
France
Best movies:
Cop Story (1975)
Yoyo (1965)
Le Rouge et le noir (1997) (TV movie)
François Périer
France
Best movies:
The Creation of the World (1957)
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Daniel Gélin
France
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Sleeping Car Murder (1965)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Day for Night (1973)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Jean Marais
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1954)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
Pablo Picasso
Spain
Best movies:
The Testament of Orpheus or Don't Ask Me Why (1960)
Steve Jobs (2015) - a.f.
Alice Sapritch
Ottoman Empire
Best movies:
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Delusions of Grandeur (1971)
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
Annette Vadim
Denmark
Best movies:
The Easy Life (1962)
Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959)
The Testament of Orpheus or Don't Ask Me Why (1960)
Henri Crémieux
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963)
The President (1961)
Michael Goodliffe
UK
Best movies:
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The One That Got Away (1957)
A Stitch in Time (1963)
Edouard Dermithe
Italy
Best movies:
Orpheus (1950)
The Testament of Orpheus or Don't Ask Me Why (1960)
The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
France
Best movies:
Françoise Sagan
France
Best movies:
The Testament of Orpheus or Don't Ask Me Why (1960)
Cherchez l'idole (1964)
Daniel Moosmann
Best movies:
The Testament of Orpheus or Don't Ask Me Why (1960)
Love at Sea (1964)
Brigitte Bardot
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
Roger Vadim
France
Best movies:
The Testament of Orpheus or Don't Ask Me Why (1960)
The Long Teeth (1952)
Ciao Manhattan (1972)