Orpheus

Orphée is a poet who becomes obsessed with Death. When a younger poet, Cegeste, is killed, Orphée meets Death, in the form of a beautiful princess, and they fall in love. But Orphée is already married. Jealous, the Princess instructs her henchmen to kill Orphée's wife, Eurydice. With the support of Heurtebise, a spirit from the Princess's domain, Orphée is able to recover his wife. Eurydice can stay with Orphée in the land of the living provided the poet does not look at her face. However, this is too great a burden for Orphée, and he still yearns for the Princess...