Cast
Crew
J
Jean Thuillier
Producer
R
Roland Pontoizeau
Director of Photography
J
Janine Janet
Costume Design
A
Alexandre Marcus
Makeup Artist
I
Irénée Leriche
Production Manager
M
Michel Mombailly
Unit Manager
P
Pierre-André Bertrand
Sound
R
René Sarazin
Sound
B
Balenciaga
Costume Designer
F
Francis Caillaud
Assistant Director
The Orphic Trilogy
Decadent, subversive, and bristling with artistic invention, the myth-born cinema of Jean Cocteau disturbs as much as it charms. Cocteau was the most versatile of artists in prewar Paris. Poet, novelist, playwright, painter, celebrity, and maker of cinema—his many talents converged in bold, dreamlike films that continue to enthrall audiences around the world. In "The Blood of a Poet," "Orpheus," and "Testament of Orpheus," Cocteau utilizes the Orphic myth to explore the complex relationships between the artist and his creations, reality and the imagination.
