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Cocteau
on the film

Conversations with Jean Cocteau, recorded by Andre Fraigneau, 30 illustrations

Jean Cocteau was the first major poet to work in film. His films like his poems, plays and drawings are unique -- there is nothing like them in cinema history. Yet he did not consider himself a film-maker. He was a poet saying things with images instead of words.

And despite the uncompromisingly noncommercial nature of his films, they have continued to be seen, and to be appreciated as among the finest achievements of cinematic art.

In this series of lively conversations, Cocteau talks about his films -- Beauty and the Beast, Blood of a Poet, Orpheus, Les Parents Terribles and those that are less well known...

Here is a nice write up on this artist for more information.

CONDITION:Soft cover, used lightly, 1972 (originally published 1952), some underlining in the second chapter but neatly so.