One critic described it as a "wry, self-conscious re-examination of a lifetime's obsessions" with Cocteau placing himself at the center of the mythological and fictional world he spun throughout his books, films, plays and paintings.[2] The film includes numerous instances of "double takes", including one scene where Cocteau, walking past himself, looks back to see himself in what was described by one scholar as "a retrospective on the Cocteau œuvre".[3]
The New York Times called it "self-serving", noting that the pretension of the film was certainly intended by Cocteau as his last statement made on film: "as much a long-winded self-analysis as an extraordinary succession of visually arresting images".[1]
Picasso had introduced Cocteau to the photographer Lucien Clergue who was brought in to photo-document the film's production.[4] His black-and-white stills were published in 2001 as Jean Cocteau and The Testament of Orpheus.[5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Testament of Cocteau, a Cinematic Poet". The New York Times. June 18, 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^"Jean Cocteau's Testament of Orpheus". Film Forum. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^Lane, Veronique (2017). The French Genealogy of The Beat Generation: Burroughs, Ginsberg and Kerouac's Appropriations of Modern Literature from Rimbaud to Michaux. Bloomsbury. p. 112. ISBN9781501325045. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
testament, orpheus, french, testament, orphée, 1960, black, white, film, with, seconds, color, film, spliced, into, directed, starring, jean, cocteau, plays, himself, 18th, century, poet, film, includes, cameo, appearances, pablo, picasso, jean, marais, charle. Testament of Orpheus French Le testament d Orphee is a 1960 black and white film with a few seconds of color film spliced into it Directed by and starring Jean Cocteau who plays himself as an 18th century poet the film includes cameo appearances by Pablo Picasso Jean Marais Charles Aznavour Jean Pierre Leaud and Yul Brynner 1 It is considered the final part of The Orphic Trilogy following The Blood of a Poet 1930 and Orphee 1950 Testament of OrpheusDVD coverDirected byJean CocteauWritten byJean CocteauProduced byJean ThuillierStarringJean CocteauEdouard DermitheHenri CremieuxMaria CasaresFrancois PerierEdited byMarie Josephe YoyotteMusic byGeorges AuricGeorge Frideric HandelMartial SolalRelease date18 February 1960 1960 02 18 Running time80 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench One critic described it as a wry self conscious re examination of a lifetime s obsessions with Cocteau placing himself at the center of the mythological and fictional world he spun throughout his books films plays and paintings 2 The film includes numerous instances of double takes including one scene where Cocteau walking past himself looks back to see himself in what was described by one scholar as a retrospective on the Cocteau œuvre 3 The New York Times called it self serving noting that the pretension of the film was certainly intended by Cocteau as his last statement made on film as much a long winded self analysis as an extraordinary succession of visually arresting images 1 Picasso had introduced Cocteau to the photographer Lucien Clergue who was brought in to photo document the film s production 4 His black and white stills were published in 2001 as Jean Cocteau and The Testament of Orpheus 5 References edit a b Testament of Cocteau a Cinematic Poet The New York Times June 18 2000 Retrieved 26 July 2019 Jean Cocteau s Testament of Orpheus Film Forum Retrieved 26 July 2019 Lane Veronique 2017 The French Genealogy of The Beat Generation Burroughs Ginsberg and Kerouac s Appropriations of Modern Literature from Rimbaud to Michaux Bloomsbury p 112 ISBN 9781501325045 Retrieved 26 July 2019 4 https www icp org browse archive constituents lucien clergue all all all all 0 5 Clergue Lucien Jean Cocteau and The Testament of Orpheus New York Viking Studio 2001 ISBN 0 670 89258 0External links editTestament of Orpheus at IMDb nbsp Testament of Orpheus at AllMovie Testament of Orpheus an essay by Jean Cocteau at the Criterion Collection nbsp This article related to a French film of the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a fantasy film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Testament of Orpheus amp oldid 1215747117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
