ORPHEE

Original French 11 5/8 inch x 9 1/8 inch Still of JEAN MARAIS & MARIE DEA in the 1950 Jean Cocteau Fantasy ORPHEE signed in ink by Jean Marais.

Photo by Roger Corbeau with his stamp on the reverse.

Jean Cocteau’s update of the Orpheus myth depicts a famous poet (Jean Marais), scorned by the Left Bank youth, and his love for both his wife, Eurydice (Marie Déa), and a mysterious princess (Maria Casarès). Seeking inspiration, the poet follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead, through Cocteau’s famous mirrored portal. Orpheus’s peerless visual poetry and dreamlike storytelling represent the legendary Cocteau at the height of his powers.

The still is in good condition with a horizontal crease towards the top and several small surface marks only visible when held against the light.