Adélaïde, Belle, Félicie and Ludovic are young adult siblings who once lived in grandeur Read More »
Tag Archives: Jean Cocteau
The Eagle with Two Heads / L’aigle à deux têtes (1948) Jean Cocteau, Edwige Feuillère, Silvia Monfort, Jean Marais
Political intrigue and psychological drama run parallel. Read More »
Orpheus (1950) Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares
Orphee is a poet who becomes obsessed with Death (the Princess). Read More »
The Storm Within / Les parents terribles (1948) Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, Josette Day, Yvonne de Bray
When Michel, who’s 22, tells his parents he is in love, his mother Yvonne is distraught Read More »
America As Seen by a Frenchman / L’Amérique insolite (1960) François Reichenbach, Jean Cocteau, Paul Klinger, June Richmond
This documentary is a general, unquestioning travelog of the United States through the eyes of French director and co-cameraman Francois Reichenbach Read More »
The Blood of a Poet (1932) Jean Cocteau, Enrique Rivero, Elizabeth Lee Miller, Pauline Carton
A young artist draws a face at a canvas on his easel. Suddenly the mouth on the drawing comes into life and starts talking. Read More »