Question

In a film titled for this character, the director wears painted eyes in a staged (15[1])funeral for himself, with men in horse costumes as pallbearers. At the start of a film, this character sees a brawl outside a cafe and a motorcycle hit-and-run before being led into a car that he thinks is going to a hospital. Marianne, Héloïse, and the maid Sophie read this man’s story and debate his motives in a scene from Portrait of a Lady on Fire. This character uses magic (*) gloves to pass through a mirror with the help (10[1])of the chauffeur Heurtebise (“urt-a-BEEZ”) in a film starring the director’s lover Jean (“zhan”) Marais. A film titled for this character’s “Testament” concludes a series that begins with The (10[1])Blood of a Poet. (-5[1])This character is reimagined as a Black trolley car driver in a Marcel Camus film (10[1])set during Brazilian (10[1])Carnival. For 10 points, a trilogy by Jean (10[1])Cocteau centers on what character from Greek myth? ■END■

ANSWER: Orpheus [or Orpheé; accept Black Orpheus or Orfeu Negro]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Halle Friedman1.g4 Test MixturechamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia1415
Jordan BrownsteinJinAh and Jordan from WikiquizSandmännchen im Helikopter9310
Jeremy TsaiJJarylandLet's Fighting Love12010
Emmett Lauriemnemonistsbruh124-5
Aum MundheThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuolaboy's jitches (ft. DMA)13910
Darren PetrosinoParden the Interruptionprotobowling for soup14210
Benji Nguyenbruhmnemonists15010

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2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y6100%33%17%99.83
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y6100%17%17%109.67
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%50%0%82.00