The Orphic Trilogy Explained

The Orphic Trilogy is a series of three French films written and directed by Jean Cocteau:^{[1] [2]}

• The Blood of a Poet, or Le sang d'un poète, 1930
• Orpheus, or Orphée (also the title used in the UK), 1950
• Testament of Orpheus, or Le testament d'Orphée, 1960

The Criterion Collection has released the trilogy as a DVD boxed set (which has since gone out-of-print).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006-04-14 . The Orphic Trilogy . 2024-04-08 . Harvard Film Archive . en.
2. Web site: Jean Cocteau and the Orphic Trilogy – MondesFrancophones.com . 2024-04-08 . mondesfrancophones.com.
3. Web site: The Orphic Trilogy . The Criterion Collection . 12 September 2018.