This release can only be found in the following box set: The Orphic Trilogy
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Janus Films
Directed by: Jean Cocteau
Featuring: Jean Marais, Francois Perier, Maria Casarès, Marie Déa, Henri Crémieux, Juliette Gréco, Roger Blin, Edouard Dermithe, Maurice Carnège, René Worms, Pierre Bertin, Jacques Varennes, Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean Cocteau's 1940s update of the Orphic myth depicts Orpheus (Jean Marais ), a famous poet scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife Eurydice (Marie Déa) and the mysterious Princess (Maria Casarès). Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the Princess from the world of the living to the land of the deceased through Cocteau's trademark "mirrored portal." As the myth unfolds, the director's visually poetic style pulls the audience into realms both real and imagined in this, the centerpiece to his Orphic Trilogy. Criterion is proud to present Orpheus (Orphèe) in a gorgeous new digital transfer.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-5 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Filmography, Text, Insert
- A Cocteau bibliofilmography
- Jean Cocteau's 1950 essays on the film
- Insert featuring an excerpted article by Jean Cocteau on the film
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Release Credits
Artwork: Gordon Reynolds
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Release Notes on Restoration
Orpheus
Orpheus is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. This new digital transfer was created from a 35mm fine-grain master positive. The sound was mastered from a 35mm optical track print. The transfer was then extensively restored be hand-removing instances of dirt, scratches, and debris utilizing the MTI Digital Restoration System. The sound was also carefully restored, using digital tools to minimize such audio artifacts as film pops, clicks, hums, crackle, and hiss.