Sunday, October 18, 2026, 1–3 p.m.
Sunday Screening: Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus
Experience the winner of the 1950 Venice Film Festival Critics Award on the big screen for free. This screening is part two of a two-part film series at the Walters featuring adaptations of ancient Greek stories. The groundbreaking and surreal Orpheus presents the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in a fantastical version of post-war Paris.
After the film, visit our Ancient World galleries and explore art also inspired by the story of Orpheus.
This film is not rated. Run time: 112 minutes.
