Orphée

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows orphée

poster Mark's Secret to Eternal Life

Mark's Secret to Eternal Life

76mn - Drama, Sci-Fi

An 18-year-old awakens in a parallel world where nobody recognizes him, and must absorb the life force of the dead to prevent everyone he loves from dying horrific deaths.

poster Street Angel

Street Angel

97mn - Drama, Romance

A spirited young woman finds herself destitute and on the streets before joining a traveling carnival, where she meets a vagabond painter.

poster Escape 2120

Escape 2120

A detached orphan teen escapes to the future in suspended animation, but when he arrives at a natural utopia, he must evade a lynch mob convinced that he's the prophesied Devil's Child.

poster Pierrot the Prodigal

Pierrot the Prodigal

A example of female fantasy is L'Histoire d'un Pierrot (1913), based on a musical pantomime by Mario Costa with Francesca Bertini in the role of Pierrot and Leda Gys as Louisette. The young and naive Pier…

poster The Magician and the Imp

The Magician and the Imp

1mn - Comedy, Fantasy

The magician appears upon the stage with an imp as his assistant. The imp holds a piece of cloth in his hand. At the command of the magician the cloth is suddenly transformed into a beautiful girl, clad i…

poster Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

98mn - Fantasy, Action, Adventure

The son of Torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sister/love interest from the evil Dakkar and his spider cult.

poster Petit frère et petite sœur

Petit frère et petite sœur

1mn - Documentary, Family

In a grove, a small boy and a small girl are dancing together.

poster The Witch

The Witch

13mn - Family, Fantasy

A penniless troubadour consults witch Carabosse about his future, but offends her by paying with a bag of sand. He evades the witch's revenge, and saves the beautiful princess.

poster Die Serpentintänzerin

Die Serpentintänzerin

1mn - Documentary

A young woman dancer with large, flowing robes, swirls round herself quickly, making her light robe flow around her like a butterfly's wings.

poster Spring: Episode 1 - The Awakening of the Source / The Awakening of Nests

Spring: Episode 1 - The Awakening of the Source / The Awakening of Nests

Nymphs and cupids dance in celebration of the arrival of Spring.

poster A Spiritualist Photographer

A Spiritualist Photographer

A magician transforms a woman into a portrait of herself, then restores her to life.

poster Faust in the Underworld

Faust in the Underworld

The German legend of a scholar's unholy pact with the Devil would have been very familiar to most moviegoers (at least European ones), so Georges Méliès' early cinematic treatment likely got away with sim…

Faust

18mn - Drama, Fantasy

Dr Faust is continually obsessed with his quest for knowledge and absolute pleasure. One day, the demon Mephistopheles appears to him in his study in human guise and offers him a deal: a lifetime of total…

poster An Artist's Dream

An Artist's Dream

1mn - Comedy, Fantasy

The scene opens in the interior of an artist's studio. Mephisto appears mysteriously and signals the pictures to come to life. They step down from the frames and walk forward, admiring their costumes. Mep…

poster The Phantom Planet

The Phantom Planet

After an asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.

poster Hypocrites

Hypocrites

The story of St. Gabriel, who was killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Purity, who is also represented by a ghostly naked girl that flits through the film.

poster The Astronomer's Dream

The Astronomer's Dream

An astronomer has a terrifying dream.

poster Hoodoo Ann

Hoodoo Ann

65mn - Romance, Comedy, Drama

A teenage orphan (who believes herself to be "hoodooed") is taken in by a childless couple and quickly falls for the boy next door; Her luck seems to have changed. But the idyll is broken up after a trip …

poster Zeitgeist

Zeitgeist

118mn - Documentary, History

A documentary examining possible historical and modern conspiracies surrounding Christianity, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Federal Reserve bank.

poster Eclipse: The Rise of Ink

Eclipse: The Rise of Ink

81mn - Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure

A devoted comic book fan abandons his life in North Carolina to pursue his superhero dreams in New York City, only to become convinced that his favorite comic has predicted an imminent catastrophe. With j…

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