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by Stephen_Murray  in Movies,  - Top 100, May 10 '09
Pros: Caseres, Cocteau's enjoyment of playing with cinema, Criterion treatment
Cons: overshadowed by "Orpheus"
I remembered being underwhelmed by the last film made by Jean Cocteau, "Le testament d'Orphée, ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi! (The Testament of Orpheus, or don't ask why, 1960). Although it begins with the splicing in of the last scene of " ...
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by metalluk - Top 100, Aug 31 '04
Pros: Beautiful Criterion restoration, Cocteau’s wild imagination and surreal imagery
Cons: Really mainly a joyful farewell to Cocteau more than a profound work of art
Want to attend a testimonial event marking the retirement of one of film’s revered master directors? Well, you’re about forty-five years too late for this one, but you can still catch it on film in the form of Testament of Orpheus (1959). ...
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Format: VHS, Testament of Orpheus
Release Date: 2000-06-16, Rating NR (Not Rated), |
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Format: DVD: Criterion Collection; 3-Disc Set, Orphic Trilogy
Release Date: 2000-06-27, Rating Unrated, |
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Format: DVD: Criterion Collection; 3-Disc Set, Orphic Trilogy
Decadent, subversive, and bristling with artistic invention, the myth-born cinema of Jean Cocteau disturbs as much as it charms. Cocteau was the most ... |
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