Actor: Maria Casarès

Once again Jean Cocteau updates a classic to a compelling modern allegory. Jean Marais is Orpheus, a poet in search of inspiration. Marie Déa is radiant as Eurydice. Maria Casarès is Death, the imperious and seductive princess, whose glove-clad hand ripples though a mirror, leading Orpheus to another world…

Carmelle is a farm servant, and a gorgeous woman. She manages to charm a rich farmer under the guidance of the man she loves and becomes the owner’s heir.