Bitten by a snake while she was listening to Orpheus playing his lyre, Eurydice is dragged into hell. With the Gods’ permission and led by Charon, Orpheus travels to hell and is allowed to bring her back from the country of the dead, on condition he does not look back before reaching the surface of the Earth...
Original title: Le voyage d'Orphée
Directed by: Jean-Manuel COSTA
Country: France
Year of production: 1982
Running time: 11 min
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Techniques used: puppets
Process: Colour
Directed by: Jean-Manuel COSTA
Production: EUROCITEL
Based on: "Orphée et Eurydice"
Script: Jean-Manuel Costa, Silvia Fabrizio
Animation: Jean-Manuel Costa
Camera: Jean-Manuel Costa
Music: Pierre Mourey
Editing: Jean-Manuel Costa, Roland Beaubau, Violette Marfaing