About this title: In his final film, Jean Cocteau brilliantly evokes memories of his past triumphs, Blood of a Poet (1930) and Orpheus (1949). Cocteau casts himself as an aging poet who knows he is dying (as indeed he was); his greatest desire is to be reborn so that he can qualify for celestial immortality. The stellar cast includes such French film favorites as Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean Marais, and François Perier, along with Hollywood's Yul Brynner and such Cocteau friends and admirers as Pablo Picasso, singer Charles Aznavour, and bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguen. Given the influence Cocteau's influence ...
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Description: Jean Cocteau, Yul Brynner, Pablo Picasso, Jean Marais, Claudine Auger, Roger Vadim, Brigitte Bardot. New in new packaging. 1959 Run time: 80. Cocteau's final film is a fond farewell to the cinema through this surrealistic dream journey through his life, completing the trilogy that includes "Blood of a Poet" and "Orpheus". Produced by Jean Thuillier. Written by Jean Cocteau. English subtitles. read more
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Description: Jean Cocteau, Charles Aznavour, Jean Marais, Fine in good packaging. 1960 Run time: 79. VHS. read more
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Description: BRAND NEW. NTSC/Region 0. In this, the third part of the trilogy, Jean Cocteau stars and also directs. In Greek legend, Orpheus is the poet who almost rescues his wife Eurydice from Hades by charming Pluto and Persephone with his lyre. Jean Cocteau takes on the role of poet/charmer in this insightful look into the world of the French artists. Pablo Picasso and his wife make a rare cameo appearance. read more
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