Orpheus (1947)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:available_on gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkb:streaming_platforms
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_Best_Director
Cannes Film Festival Best Artistic Contribution
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkbp:cinematography_by gptkb:Henri_Alekan
gptkbp:color black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:cultural_significance explores themes of love and loss
examines the nature of art
depicts the relationship between life and death
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Jean_Cocteau
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:Marceline_Loridan
gptkbp:features gptkb:the_underworld
gptkbp:follows gptkb:Orpheus_and_Eurydice
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
gptkb:fantasy
romance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orpheus (1947)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:French_New_Wave_cinema
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:filmmakers
gptkb:musicians
painters
theater directors
gptkbp:influenced_by Orphic tradition
gptkbp:inspired subsequent adaptations of Orpheus myth
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Georges_Auric
gptkbp:notable_for its use of symbolism
its visual style
its dreamlike narrative
gptkbp:notable_scene the descent into the underworld
the mirror scene
the reunion of Orpheus and Eurydice
the final confrontation with Death
the transformation of Orpheus
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Jean_Cocteau
gptkbp:release_year 1947
gptkbp:runtime 95 minutes
gptkbp:starring gptkb:François_Périer
gptkb:María_Casares
gptkb:Jean_Marais
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Igor_Stravinsky
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4