Orphee
Directed by Oscar Groves
Fall 1997
A Parisian poet becomes seduced by the prospect of eternal fame in Jean Cocteau's update of the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus. Orpheus returns to his frantic wife Eurydice with the kindly Heurtibise, but remains distracted by the Princess of Death and the cryptic messages. The equally smitten Princess eventually takes Eurydice before her time, which results in an underworld trial about her actions. To get his wife back, Orpheus must promise to never to look at his wife, but his heart's not in it. Dreamy and mesmerizing, it depicts an underworld not too different from everyday life.
