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Mythology & Folklore influenced Orphée (Orpheus)
Added by Media Influence Map · 5 October 2026
- Greek mythology
The evidence
Jean Cocteau's film sets the myth of Orpheus in postwar Paris: a celebrated poet who follows Death into the underworld through a mirror to bring back his wife.
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