Orpheus: A Cinematic Journey into Myth at Pantheon Theatre

Join us for a special screening of Jean Cocteau's iconic 1950 film, "Orpheus," presented by STYX Film Encounters at the historic Pantheon Theatre in Nicosia. This event marks the closing of the "✦°⊛ Is It Magic? ✦°⊛" program, which explores magic as a human faculty—the power of the mind to shape reality through desire, fear, memory, and imagination.

Cocteau's "Orpheus" masterfully reimagines the classical myth in post-war Paris, transforming Orpheus into a modern poet entangled with a mysterious Princess representing Death. Through innovative cinematic techniques like reverse motion and mirror effects, the film uses the screen as a portal between worlds, blending poetry, myth, and modernism.

This screening features English and Greek subtitles and includes an insightful introduction by Sofronis Sofroniou. It's a wonderful opportunity to experience a key postwar film that continues to captivate audiences with its unique vision.