Classics of Pagan Cinema: Orphée

“The poet wrings a forever from Death, the only lover he will ever have who can really promise him that.” Meg Elison reviews Jean Cocteau’s 1950 classic ORPHEUS as part of our Classics of Pagan Cinema series.

“Barbie” is the new Inanna

A beautiful queen descends to the Underworld to understand death, then returns to find her unfaithful consort has taken her throne. Meg Elison notes that this isn’t just the myth of Inanna – it’s also the plot to Greta Gerwig’s new film BARBIE.