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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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By Carl S (304) on 13 Sep 2007

Seeing this theatrically after years of DVD viewing was revelatory…

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By Peter H (1,359) on 09 Sep 2007

If our civilization was removed from the universe the greatest tragedy would be the loss of this film…

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By Jill K (131) on 17 Aug 2007

One of my favorite films. This is an updated version of the Orpheus myth, and is visually stunning…

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By Tim H (1,310) on 13 Aug 2007

Very solid cinema…

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By Alexandra S (113) on 17 Jul 2007

Has remained my favorite film, for years. Visually arresting, innovative, emotionally evocative, surreal…

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