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Orpheus Descending (1990) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1990 · 117 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Peter Hall
- Starring
- Vanessa Redgrave, Miriam Margolyes, Pat McNamara, Marcia Lewis, Manning Redwood, Sloane Shelton
Val Xavier is a drifter in 1940’s Mississippi who brings new life to an Italian immigrant woman trapped in a loveless marriage.
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