Jean Marais lying facedown in a puddle in a still from Orphée (1950)
Jean Marais lying facedown in a puddle in a still from Orphée (1950)
Orphée (1950)

The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present

Orphée

Orpheus

Jean Cocteau | France | 1950 | PG
Film

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When

Wed 8 Dec 2021

This intensely personal reworking of the Orpheus legend is probably Cocteau’s most influential cinematic achievement.

Cocteau uses reverse slow motion and negative imagery to suggest the Underworld, while the ordinary domestic life of Mr and Mrs Orpheus is filmed realistically, elaborating the theme of the poet caught between real and imaginary worlds. This haunting and visually striking film is amongst the most remarkable attempts to fuse poetry and cinema. Starring Jean Marais, María Casares, François Périer and Juliette Gréco.

Format: Black and White, DCP
Language: French with English subtitles
Runtime: 95 mins

Event duration

95 mins

Rating

PG

Where

Cinema 1, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square

How to get there

Membership options

Mini membership
Full $32 | Concession $27

Annual membership
(admission for 12 months of screenings from date of purchase)
Full $173 | Concession $153 – on sale 2 Dec

Friends of Cinémathèque
(admission for 12 months of screenings from date of purchase)
Full $295 | Concession $265 – on sale 2 Dec

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Jean Cocteau: The Poetry of Dreams (8–22 Dec 2021)

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