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Orfeo

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Since childhood, Orfeo has imagined fantastic stories around an abandoned villa across from his home. A solitary and visionary pianist, one evening at the Polypus -- the club where he regularly plays -- he catches the gaze of Eura. A deep, absolute love is born between them, but she harbors a secret. Then she vanishes. One night, Orfeo sees her entering a small door on Via Saterna, right in front of the villa. He follows. Before crossing the threshold, he encounters the Green Man -- an enigmatic figure who seems to know the mysteries of that passage. Through the door, Orfeo steps into a dreamlike afterlife, inhabited by beings such as the Melusine, the Forest Mage, and marching skeletons. Inside the villa, he meets the Jacket -- a demonic guardian who takes possession of his body to relive lost memories through music. Then it reveals where Eura is: at the station, about to depart on a train resting upon his piano. Only a door on the music stand -- set to open at noon -- can bring her back. Orfeo arrives in time to say goodbye. Upon awakening, he finds her ring in his hand. He returns to the piano and plays for her, knowing she will live on in his memories, his dreams, and his music.

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Sarah Manvel Movies We Texted About Where Orfeo truly delivers is how it makes this young man’s suffering mix into his artistic skill, as it becomes clear his talent and his quest are inescapably intertwined. Oct 6, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Virgilio Villoresi

Director

Luca Vergoni

Actor

Giulia Maenza

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Aomi Muyock

Actor

Vinicio Marchioni

Actor

Alberto Fornari

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Synopsis Since childhood, Orfeo has imagined fantastic stories around an abandoned villa across from his home. A solitary and visionary pianist, one evening at the Polypus -- the club where he regularly plays -- he catches the gaze of Eura. A deep, absolute love is born between them, but she harbors a secret. Then she vanishes. One night, Orfeo sees her entering a small door on Via Saterna, right in front of the villa. He follows. Before crossing the threshold, he encounters the Green Man -- an enigmatic figure who seems to know the mysteries of that passage. Through the door, Orfeo steps into a dreamlike afterlife, inhabited by beings such as the Melusine, the Forest Mage, and marching skeletons. Inside the villa, he meets the Jacket -- a demonic guardian who takes possession of his body to relive lost memories through music. Then it reveals where Eura is: at the station, about to depart on a train resting upon his piano. Only a door on the music stand -- set to open at noon -- can bring her back. Orfeo arrives in time to say goodbye. Upon awakening, he finds her ring in his hand. He returns to the piano and plays for her, knowing she will live on in his memories, his dreams, and his music.
Director
Virgilio Villoresi
Producer
Enrico Maria Vernaglione, Greta Rossi, Giulio Sangiorgio, Alessandra Breviario
Screenwriter
Alberto Fornari, Virgilio Villoresi
Production Co
Fantasmagoria
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 14m