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From: saquigley@watdaisy.UUCP (Sophie Quigley)
Newsgroups: net.movies,net.books
Subject: Does anybody remember the name of
Message-ID: <6409@watdaisy.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 12-Jan-84 12:34:41 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 12 12:34:41 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Jan-84 00:29:25 EST
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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an old b&w french movie which was (I think) directed by Cocteau and the main
character played by Jean Genet.  It was the retelling in a modern setting of
an old greek tale about someone going down to Hades to get his wife back, but
he wasn't allowed to look back as he went up or he would loose her, and sure
enough he did look back.  The name of the movie is the same as the name of the
greek character.

This story is NOT the same as the one of the fleeing of sodom when whathisname's
wife and daughter looked back and were turned into statues of salt.  It is not
the same as the one of Persephone (a woman this time) who also went down to
Hades to get someone back.

I have a very bad memory for names.  If anybody could help, I would really
appreciate it.  Thanks.
				Sophie Quigley.

PS: this movie was a very good movie (definitely one on my top 10 list).