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Jan 21, 2019 · Jean Cocteau directing La Belle et la Bête (1946) Though a member of the avant-garde, Cocteau disliked the elitism of ‘art’ cinema. He was suspicious of intellectuals, and resisted fixed interpretations of his work. He saw himself as an amateur craftsman, and frequently compared directing to carpentry: his films were ‘tables’ where ...
Jean Maurice Eugéne Clément Cocteau ( Maisons-Laffitte, 5. srpnja 1889. – 11. listopada 1963. ), francuski pjesnik, romanopisac, dramatičar, dizajner, boksački trener i filmaš . Rodio se u mjestu Maisons-Laffitte, malom gradu kraj Pariza, od oca Georgesa i majke Eugénie.
Jean Cocteau. (. , 1889. 1963. ) Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French, born July 5, 1889–died October 11, 1963) was among the best, most multi-talented artists of the 20th century. He was a novelist, poet, designer, dramatist, filmmaker, artist, and playwright. He started writing at the age of 10, and, by age 16, was already an ...
The Maison du Bailly, Jean Cocteau’s ‘refuge’ from 1947 until his death in 1963, occupies a singular position in the urban area of Milly-la-Forêt. Formerly part of the Château de la Bonde (a 13th-century castle), this block of outbuildings stands like a sentry, its two brick turrets rising above the Rue du Lau cul-de-sac, a boundary ...
It was 1910 and Jean Cocteau was just 21 years old when he published "The Frivolous Prince", a collection of poems that included two wonderful alexandrines dedicated to Cartier. This French artist, writer, poet, filmmaker, painter and playwright, nicknamed “the enfant terrible of literature,” would go on to enchant all of Paris, and the world, from his very first works.
Jul 1, 2023 · Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) was a polymath and one of the most prolific multi-media artists of the twentieth century. He was a poet, playwright, novelist, designer, visual artist, composer, and an internationally acclaimed filmmaker (Steegmuller, 1970 ). From the late 1900s until his death in the early 1960s, Cocteau produced an impressive body ...
Pierre Bergé, cited in L’Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris, 2013. One of Pierre Bergé’s most important literary encounters was with Jean Cocteau, over whose work he now has moral rights. When Bergé decided to part with his incredible book collection in 2015, he kept only two works. The copy of Requiem in which Cocteau wrote ...
