Orpheus
- Wed, May 28
Director: Jean Cocteau Run Time: 95 min. Format: 35mm Film Release Year: 1950 Language: French with English subtitles
Starring: François Périer, Henri Crémieux, Jean Marais, María Casares, Marie Déa
75th Anniversary!
Jean Cocteau’s dreamlike reimagining of the Orpheus myth sets the classic tragedy in postwar Paris, where a famous poet (Marais) follows a mysterious woman (Casares) into the land of the dead. Filled with dream logic and poetic symbolism, ORPHEUS is a haunting romance and one of cinema’s most enduring avant-garde visions.
This program is funded in part by The Brattle’s 35mm Film Fund. Donations to this fund maintain our film projection equipment, train future projectionists, and ensure that The Brattle will be able to continue 35mm screenings well into the future.