Orpheus
RomanceFantasyDrama
A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.
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A deeply melancholic and dreamlike immersion into the artistic soul of Paris. It's a surreal, romantic journey through love and loss, where the mundane and the mythical intertwine with haunting beauty.
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paris, francemythologypoetgreek mythologyromantic poetorpheus
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