Orpheus is an impressive film. I, of course, have known the Orpheus parable since a youth. I have never understood the Greek's moral of the story. except perhaps as a good tale to tell around a fire of an evening. Cocteau's telling, while sticking fairly close to the classical rendition, introduces complicated love affairs between Orpheus, Eurydice (his young wife) and the Princess (Death); and Heurtebise (the Princess's assistant) with Eurydice. The film, made in 1949, very much has the look and feel of the period, including special effects we would likely consider crude. Definitely an "art house" film made for the poetry of the presentation, not for profit. View it when one is able to devote ones full attention to it.

One of the best reviews of Orpheus is perhaps that of the Roger Ebert organization's at https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-orpheus-1949 .