Brian O'blivion
28Jul11
Just the ending?
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Harry Rossi
24May12
Absolutely breath taking in its beautiful cinematography. The trick photography is astounding. Loved the story too, felt very dream like and I liked the fact that the folks from the land of the dead were the most relatable characters in the movie. Just wonderful filmmaking.
Amani
11Apr12
First Cocteau film and most certainly won't be my last. Orpheus was fantastical and enjoyable. Took some time to adjust to where it was going but then you just go with the flow and are invested in Orpheus' fate. However, I was more sympathetic to Heurtebise than any other character. Also, the cheesiness works..just saying.
Howard Orr
28Dec11
One of my formative film experiences when I videoed it on Betamax tape when I was sixteen. I still think it's a beautiful and rich film, all these years on...
Phil Worfel
21Sep11
After being so enchanted by Cocteu's Beauty and the Beast I was disappointed with Orpheus. The art and the invention was still present but little of the awe. It felt like successful experimentation rather than a unique perspective on the myth.
Feu_follet
26Aug11
Mysterious and technically admirable. Interesting read and transposition in modern time of the myth of Orpheus .
Matthew_Lucas
17Aug11
Jean Cocteau poured his heart & soul into this modern retelling of the Orpheus myth, casting his former lover as the charismatic poet Orpheus, whose wife is killed by jealous Death, who is also in love with him. He follows her into the underworld to win her back, only to be ensnared in a web of romantic intrigue & metaphysical laws. Powerful, mysterious, and haunting, Cocteau's masterpiece remains searingly potent.
Brian O'blivion
28Jan11
The only time I've fallen asleep at the cinema. I should've brought my rubber gloves.
Christopher Smith
15Jan11
Despite its reputation as a masterpiece, I have to say I was underwhelmed. The fantasy elements may have been unique at the time, but don’t quite hold up. Where it really falls short is in crafting believable characters, a lot of times we’re expected to believe two characters are in love just because we are told they are. Not a bad film, but one I was never really able to connect with.
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Daniel S.
22Jun09
As though the whole thing is a little outdated, a few ideas still remain interesting; the mirrors as gates to the world of the dead (how many directors have taken up this visual invention ! Even John Carpenter used it in The Prince of Darkness) and the journey through deathland for instance.