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.
Jean Cocteau
as The Poet
Edouard Dermithe
as Cégeste
Henri Crémieux
as The Professor
François Périer
as Heurtebise
Claudine Auger
as Minerve
Françoise Arnoul
as Self (uncredited)
Lucia Bosè
as Orphée's Friend
Charles Aznavour
as The Curious Man
Brigitte Bardot
as Self (uncredited)
Jean Marais
as Oedipe
Daniel Gélin
as The Intern (uncredited)
Françoise Christophe
as The Nurse (uncredited)
