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Orphée...dir.Jean Cocteau, 1950
*Cocteau's modern interpretation of the Orpheus myth proves that the most poignant magic can be realised with primitive special effects. Mixing classical mythology with his own obsessions, he set this fantastical fable of morbid love in beatnik Paris, resplendent with motorcycle boys and poet-toughs, where smitten lovers are transported into the underworld via magic.
*blurb from The Guardian
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