Testament of Orpheus(1960)

movie - first aired/released 1960-02-18 - 80 min - audience 7.6

Fantasy

Directed by Jean Cocteau

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.