★★★★★ – Guardian. This magical retelling of the Orpheus myth turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in post-war Paris.

"★★★★★ – one of cinema's great artistic masterpieces" – Radio Times

"A magical enduring classic, to be seen again and again" – Observer

★★★★★ – Empire

★★★★★ – Guardian

★★★★★ – BBC

This magical retelling of the Orpheus myth turns the lyre-playing singer of Greek legend into a famous left-bank poet in post-war Paris. Fallen out of favour and lost for poetic inspiration, Orphée becomes obsessed with a mysterious black-clad princess.

With its unforgettable imagery — the dissolving mirror through which characters pass into the next world, the leather-clad, death-dealing motorcyclists – and magical special effects, Cocteau creates a work of haunting beauty that follows the poetic logic of a dream.

Screening as part of Surrealism Season - in partnership with University of Leicester to mark the centenary of the publication of the Surrealist Manifesto in Paris.