In 1950 'Opticals' aka as 'trick photography' were I their infancy and chi wasn't even a gleam in Pixar's eye so if nothing else Cocteau is to be applauded for a visually stunning movie if nothing else. But there is, of course, something else, and lots of it. In Cocteau's world a myth is as good as a mile and here he takes the myth of Eurydice and Orpheus and puts enough spin on it to bring even top-of-the-line washing machines to their knees. Okay, so his lifetime lover makes Alan Lake look competent but Francis Perrier can act well enough for both of them. Let's face it, it really IS a must-see.
Review of Orpheus
