Jean Cocteau Movies

On the death of the famous singer Maria Malibran, Countess Merlin retraces the main lines of the unusual destiny of this young woman entirely devoted...

Jean Cocteau reminisces about the people he has known throughout his long life.

Yvonne is seething when her devoted son, Michael, declares his intention to marry Madeleine, despite the latter's admitting to having an affair with...

We film buffs grew up worshiping Jean Cocteau—particularly his BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, ORPHEUS and BLOOD OF A POET—but in recent years he...

A woman’s last phone conversation with her lover, who now loves someone else.

Merlin, shot on 35mm, is an adaptation of Cocteau's play "Knights of the Round Table."

Film based on the lyrical tragedy of the same name by Jean Cocteau and Francis Poulenc, directed by Alain Françon at the Théâtre...

Each portrayed painter produced an experimental animated short film to be featured in this film. A short film by Herbert Seggelke.

A queen lives secluded in her chambers, mourning the loss of her husband on their wedding day ten years from then. Stanislas, a suicidal poet and...

In 1930 Jean Cocteau premiered "La Voz Humana" in Paris. In 2013, actress Karina Gidi interprets "La Voz Humana" under the direction and adaptation...

Impressed by Jean Cocteau’s rewrite of Antigone, Stravinsky asked the poet for an adaptation of Oedipus Rex. The resulting libretto brings...

On stage, the actress talks about her life in the 20th-century French theatre, the great authors she played and the famous stage directors of the...

A man waits for his lover alone at home. When he finally arrives, the story of their relationship is told while the beautiful lover is indifferent to...

On the banks of the Seine and in the metro, Édith Stockhausen performs a poem by Jean Cocteau.

An elegant young woman in her messy room answers the phone call from her lover. This one, who intends to leave her, tries to make her understand what...

This short documentary film is conceived as a stroll through the valley of Thebes and the temple of Karnak.

Recreation of Picasso and Cocteau's 1917 play. Apart of the ballet program, 'Picasso and Dance.'