Story :An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.
Cast
Jean CocteauThe Poet
Edouard DermitheCégeste
Henri CrémieuxThe Professor
François PérierHeurtebise
Claudine AugerMinerve
Françoise ArnoulSelf (uncredited)
Lucia BosèOrphée's Friend
Charles AznavourThe Curious Man
Brigitte BardotSelf (uncredited)
Jean MaraisOedipe
Daniel GélinThe Intern (uncredited)
Françoise ChristopheThe Nurse (uncredited)
Nicole CourcelThe Young Mother (uncredited)
Daniel Moosmann2nd Man-Horse (uncredited)
Yul BrynnerCourt Usher (uncredited)
Pablo PicassoA friend of Orphée (uncredited)
Michael GoodliffeEnglish Narrator (voice) (uncredited)