{"product_id":"orphee-blu-ray","title":"Orphee (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\r\n\r\n  \u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=ISO-8859-1\" http-equiv=\"content-type\"\u003e\r\n  \u003ctitle\u003e\u003c\/title\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrphée (Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nDirected by Jean Cocteau \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis magical re-telling of the Orpheus myth turns the\r\nlyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in\r\npost-war Paris. Fallen out of favour and lost for poetic inspiration, \u003ci\u003eOrphée\u003c\/i\u003e\r\nbecomes obsessed with a mysterious black-clad princess who first claims\r\nthe life of a rival poet, and then Eurydice, his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWith its unforgettable imagery - the dissolving mirror through\r\nwhich characters pass into the next world, the leather-clad,\r\ndeath-dealing motorcyclists, and Cocteau's magical special effects, \u003ci\u003eOrphée\u003c\/i\u003e\r\nis a work of haunting beauty that follows the poetic logic of a dream .\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis new photochemical and 2K restoration of the film from the\r\noriginal nitrate negative was carried out by SNC (Groupe M6) with the\r\nsupport of the Archives françaises du film.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Features:\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by Roland-François Lack\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSouvenirs de tournage de Jean Pierre Mocky\u003c\/i\u003e\r\n(16 mins): actor Jean Mocky looks back on \u003ci\u003eOrphée\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eJean Cocteau raconté par Pierre Bergé et Dominique\r\nMarny\u003c\/i\u003e (36 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eJean Cocteau and His Tricks\u003c\/i\u003e (2008, 14\r\nmins): assistant director Claude Pinoteau discusses the special effects\r\nJean Cocteau used in his films\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLa villa Santo-Sospir\u003c\/i\u003e (1951, 38 mins): a\r\nshort film directed by Jean Cocteau about the villa Santo-Sospir, on\r\nCôte d'Azur, which he decorated, and his home in Villefranche-sur-mer\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Queer Family Tree - Reflections on Jean Cocteau\u003c\/i\u003e\r\n(2018, 15 mins): A newly recorded interview with director John Maybury (\u003ci\u003eLove\r\nis the Devil, The Edge of Love\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eTheatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003e2018 re-release trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eReversible sleeve with new artwork by Edward Kinsella\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n  \u003cli\u003eFully illustrated booklet with an essay by Ginette\r\nVincendeau, an interview with Jean Cocteau from 1950, and full film\r\ncredits\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFrance | 1950 | 96 minutes | French language with English\r\nsubtitles\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Bfi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54304469156225,"sku":"BFIB1326","price":18.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/9050\/5986\/files\/3066364.jpg?v=1747302543","url":"https:\/\/hit.co.uk\/products\/orphee-blu-ray","provider":"Hit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}