Cocteau's last film.
Third and final part of the poet's trilogy formed by "Le sang d'un poète" (1930), "Orphée" (1949) et "Le Testament d'Orphée" (1959).
Having run out of funds, Cocteau was able to complete the film with the prize money that Francois Truffaut had just won for "Les Quatre Cents Coups" (1959).
In his essay on this film, Cocteau says: I would emphasize that this film is the contrary of an intellectual or "art" film. I should like to be able to say: "I don't think, therefore I am." All thought paralyzes action. And a film is a succession of acts... In Le Testament d'Orphée, events follow one another as they do in sleep...
Dedicated to the French New Wave.