Testament of Orpheus

1960 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 3,897 VOTES · DIR. Jean Cocteau

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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.

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Dialogue Timeline — 729 lines

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00:00:52 ORPHEUS'S WLL or DON'T ASK ME WHY.
00:04:59 Don't be afraid.
00:07:29 l was only 1 3 but l remember.
00:09:20 not in chronological order at different ages.
00:11:07 and would never catch on.
00:19:07 But this is real life.
00:21:18 Penelope was the last trial
00:25:00 Blast and hell!
00:31:01 instead of just one
00:33:01 lt brings dead acts to life.
00:35:01 l was ordered to give it him
00:36:39 All right, if you agree
00:38:39 You just don't dream us.
00:40:38 l threw my discovery into the Seine
00:42:21 though l don't know what for.
00:44:36 You don't have to.
00:46:28 l'm speaking of the change of an orchid into a death head.
00:48:38 l don't dare to.
00:50:25 The only thing l know
00:55:25 l think l went wth Cégeste
00:59:00 lntellectual lovers.
01:01:27 l've said it often enough.
01:06:54 How horrible!
01:16:00 and are my friends.

Cast & Characters

Jean Cocteau Self - the Poet Françoise Arnoul Elle-même Claudine Auger Minerve Charles Aznavour Le Curieux Lucia Bosè Une amie d'Orphée Yul Brynner L'huissier María Casares La princesse Françoise Christophe L'infirmière Michèle Comte La petite fille Nicole Courcel La mère maladroite

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed729
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:00:52
Final line01:16:00

Production Record

DirectorJean Cocteau
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes3,897