Testament of Orpheus
1960 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 3,897 VOTES · DIR. Jean Cocteau
Overview
Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgement of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of Oedipus and the final Assumption.
Dialogue Timeline — 729 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:52 ORPHEUS'S WLL or DON'T ASK ME WHY.
00:04:59 Don't be afraid.
00:07:27 That's it.
00:09:17 l've just seen you several times...
00:11:02 l had to invent the cigarette.
00:19:01 You named me.
00:21:07 Who was it who wove tapestry and unwove it again?
00:23:51 and a flower would drive them away.
00:30:36 before which you'll have to explain your activities.
00:32:38 lsn't that a temple in Sicily?
00:34:40 True enough.
00:36:23 are the bodies of eternity.''
00:38:16 Where am l?
00:40:10 if this man, endowed wth powers
00:41:56 But you are condemning all of science.
00:43:55 this was not due to a distraction of the unknown...
00:45:43 and who should be obeyed.
00:48:04 The minimum.
00:49:43 Sometimes l'm annoyed wth you.
00:52:03 Oh, My Lady!
00:57:39 l am the key to dreams...
01:00:44 Stay wth us, Cégeste.
01:03:44 There were a lot of minutes and l waited still.
01:14:20 - Your papers? - Why?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed729
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:00:52
Final line01:14:20
Production Record
DirectorJean Cocteau
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes3,897