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Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus
Release date: 1960-02-18
Rating: 7.7
Votes: 114
Genres: Fantasy
An 18th century poet travels through time in search of divine wisdom. In a mysterious wasteland, he has a series of enigmatic encounters with symbolic phantoms with whom he muses about the nature of art and his own career. Ultimately, the poet strives to achieve his rebirth as a celestial being.

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