A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.
Orpheus has generally received very positive reviews.
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Review of Orpheus (1950)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 01 Jan 2000
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By Bosley Crowther (448) for New York Times (5,786) on 25 Mar 2006
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Orpheus was released in 1950 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 125 reviews, giving Orpheus (1950) an average rating of 81%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 95%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 89%.
With a score of 81%, Orpheus is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1950, which stands at 63%.
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