Tuesday, May 11, 2010

How does Jean Cocteau use symbols to modernize the Orpheus myth to comment on contemporary relationships?

In the film Orphee which is a modern version of the Orpheus Greek myth, Jean Cocteau uses symbols to modernize the myth to comment on contemporary relationships. Does anyone know what these symbols are?How does Jean Cocteau use symbols to modernize the Orpheus myth to comment on contemporary relationships?
All the nations will be assembled before him, and he will separate people one from another like a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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