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By Hizballer H (5) on 25 Jan 2008

Lovely film. Revel in the simplistic elegance of the special effects and be dazzled by the dreamlike flowing narrative…

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By Andrew D (1,611) on 24 Jan 2008

The death of a poet. Requires a sacrifice. To render him immortal. . . . To render him. Immortal. No. Still nothing…

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By Ken S (1,985) on 09 Jan 2008

Just wonderful. The masterpiece of Jean Cocteau. In the same way Orphee follows Death to the Hades…

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By J C (366) on 02 Jan 2008

Cocteau continues his fascination with fairy tales, but only this time bringing the story into the modern world…

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By Morgan O (73) on 15 Dec 2007

Lovely film. Revel in the simplistic elegance of the special effects and be dazzled by the dreamlike flowing narrative…

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By Dalmar H (15) on 11 Dec 2007

Achieves something truly magical with each reach…

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By Mark S (2,772) on 09 Dec 2007

A darn near perfect film, innovative and compelling and surprisingly quotable. Cocteau was a genius…

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By Pavandeep S (469) on 09 Dec 2007

Wonderful, a spectacle of beauty and one of the most brilliant and sublime pieces of cinematic art, a flowing surrealist experience of words…

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By Nick S (1,027) on 05 Dec 2007

A truly spellbinding movie. Absolutely fascinating to watch…

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By Robert M (1,753) on 24 Nov 2007

French 'Beat' poetry collides with Greek myth in what I consider the greatest 'non English language' film ever…

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By Megan P (212) on 15 Nov 2007

Jean Cocteau believed that a poet was not just a writer, he/she was a sculptor, a painter, a metallergist, a filmmaker, etc…

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By Dave P (388) on 11 Nov 2007

It is the privilege of legends to be timeless. Also, of great films…

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By Emanuel D (14) on 07 Nov 2007

How dare a film-maker challenge us as viewers…

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By Ryan M (2,675) on 07 Nov 2007

Orpheus exploded my mind when I first saw it and it still absolutely commands my attention today. Beautiful, beguiling, heart-breaking…

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By Jonathan K (715) on 06 Nov 2007

The simplicity of the techniques Cocteau used in this film are surpassed only by their effectiveness. Such a wonderful film…

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By Jeffrey E (49) on 03 Nov 2007

Simply beautiful, magnetic, and a real trip when you watch it. Done in black and white back in the 50's…

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By Yuhao L (2) on 01 Nov 2007

Cocteau, oh Cocteau, I'm sure there are people out there who appreciate your work more, but for what it's worth, I sort of liked Orpheus' dream-like…

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By Rhiannon P (224) on 12 Oct 2007

This is a really cool movie, and a cool version of the Orpheus story…

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By Jonathan L (683) on 28 Sep 2007

Another Cocteau wonder. The messengers of Hades as leather clad bikers is classic…

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By Ingrid J (9) on 22 Sep 2007

Really amazed by all the symbollic elements and the creativity.... beautiful and poetic…

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