Orpheus steigt herab

Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Hubert Hoelzke

Status Released

Release Date 1965-10-16

Storyline

In the Jim-Crow South, Val Xavier is a bass-playing drifter who retains a wild, compassionate spirit amid neon-lit decay. Nicknamed “Snake Skin” for his animal-hide jacket, Val seeks to shed the emptiness of wealthy nightclubs and, after turning thirty, yearns for a modest, purposeful life grounded in honest work.