The Gaze of Orpheus
The Gaze of Orpheus is derived from the antiquarian Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Following his descent into the Underworld Orpheus disobeys Hades ’ and Persephone ’s condition for release of his wife Eurydice.
" To you this tale refers, Who seek to lead your mind
Into the upper day; For he who overcome should turn back his gaze
Towards the Tartarean cave, Whatever excellence he takes with him He loses when he looks on those below."
[ “ Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy 3.52]
The Gaze of Orpheus has since been evaluated by many a philosopher and literary critic.
Common analogies are made between Orpheus ’s gaze and writing processes, philosophical interpretation, and artistic origins.
Some of the most famous uses of the gaze of Orpheus can be found in Maurice Blanchot ’s work The Gaze of Orpheus, Geoffrey Sirc ’s, The Composition ’s Eye/ Orpheus ’s Gaze/ Cobain ’s Journals, and Jaques Lacan ’s work on the mirror stage
L'Orfeide
L'Orfeide is an opera composed by Gian Francesco Malipiero who also wrote the Italian libretto, partly based on the myth of Orpheus and incorporating texts by Italian Renaissance poets.
The work consists of three parts –" La morte delle maschere"( The death of the masks)," Sette canzoni"( Seven songs), and" Orfeo, ovvero L'ottava canzone"( Orpheus, or The eighth song).
It received its first complete performance on 5 November 1925 at the Stadttheater in Düsseldorf.
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth is the first instalment, covering 1900 – 1925, in the memoir of Vera Brittain( 1893 – 1970).
It was published in 1933.
Brittain's memoir continues with" Testament of Experience", published in 1957, and encompassing the years 1925 – 1950.
Between these two books comes" Testament of Friendship"( published in 1940), which is essentially a memoir of Brittain's close colleague and friend Winifred Holtby.
A final segment of memoir, to be called" Testament of Faith" or" Testament of Time", was planned by Brittain but remained unfinished at her death.
" Testament of Youth" has been acclaimed as a classic for its description of the impact of World War I on the lives of women and the middle- class civilian population of Great Britain.
The book shows how the impact extended into the postwar years.
It is also considered a classic in feminist literature for its depiction of a woman's pioneering struggle to forge an independent career in a society only grudgingly tolerant of educated women.
Wandering Fires
Wandering Fires is a 1925 silent film drama produced and directed by Maurice Campbell and stars Constance Bennett.
It was distributed in the U.S. by Arrow Film Corporation and in the UK by Film Booking Offices of America.
Campbell's wife, stage star Henrietta Crosman, appears in the film.
A print is held by the George Eastman House.
The Blood of a Poet
The Blood of a Poet( 1930) is an avant- garde film directed by Jean Cocteau, financed by Charles de Noailles and starring Enrique Riveros, a Chilean actor who had a successful career in European films.
Photographer Lee Miller made her only film appearance in this movie, which features an appearance by the famed aerialist Barbette.
It is the first part of the Orphic Trilogy, which is continued in" Orphée"( 1950) and concludes with" Testament of Orpheus"( 1960).
Testament of Orpheus
Testament of Orpheus is a 1960 black- and- white film with a few seconds of color film spliced in.
Directed by and starring Jean Cocteau, who plays himself as an 18th- century poet, the film includes cameo appearances by Pablo Picasso, Jean Marais, Charles Aznavour, Jean- Pierre Leaud and Yul Brynner.
It is considered the final part of the Orphic Trilogy, following" The Blood of a Poet"( 1930) and" Orphée"( 1950).
One critic described it as a" wry, self- conscious re-examination of a lifetime's obsessions" with Cocteau placing himself at the center of the mythological and fictional world he spun throughout his books, films, plays and paintings.
The film includes numerous instances of" double takes", including one scene where Cocteau, walking past himself, looks back to see himself in what was described by one scholar as" a retrospective on the Cocteau" œuvre.
" The New York Times" calls it" self- serving", noting that the pretension of the film was certainly intended by Cocteau as his last statement made on film:" as much a long- winded self- analysis as an extraordinary succession of visually arresting images".
Operation Leopard
La légion saute sur Kolwezi also known as" Operation Leopard" is a French war film directed by Raoul Coutard filmed in French Guiana.
The script is based on the true story of the Battle of Kolwezi that happened in 1978.
It was diligently described in a book of the same name by former 1 REP Captain Pierre Sergent.
He published his book in 1979; the film came out in 1980.
Raoul Coutard shot the film in a documentary style.
The Lyre of Orpheus
The Lyre of Orpheus may refer to:
Orpheus (film)
Orpheus( also the title used in the UK) is a 1950 French film directed by Jean Cocteau and starring Jean Marais.
It is the central part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, which consists of" The Blood of a Poet"( 1930)," Orpheus"( 1950) and" Testament of Orpheus"( 1960).
The Testament of Billions
' The Testament of Billions( German: Das Milliardentestament) is a 1920 German silent film directed by Franz Seitz.

Question: Which film came out earlier, Testament Of Orpheus or Wandering Fires?
Answer: Wandering Fires