Echo and Narcissus flame," Echo's presence is revealed to Narcissus, who, after a comic, yet tragic scene, rejects her love. Echo prays, in her mind, of this to Venus, who makes Echo disappear, until she "remains a voice" and "is heard by all." Then, Narcissus "tired from both his enthusiasm for hunting and from the heat" rests by a spring, and whilst drinking, "a new thirst grows inside him" and he is "captivated by the image of the beauty he has seen". He falls deeply in love with "all the things for which he himself is admired." He then wastes away with love
A Walk with Love and Death himself plays the role of a noble who defects to the rebels. The film was not a box-office success, although John Huston noted in his autobiography, "An Open Book" (1980), that it was highly praised in France, where there was a greater understanding of the historical context. The musical score was the work of the French composer Georges Delerue. It incorporated medieval folk music themes, making extensive use of lute, harpsichord and recorders. A Walk with Love and Death A Walk with Love and Death is a 1969 DeLuxe Color romantic, drama film directed by John Huston. The story is