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Cocteau considered himself a poet above all but worked in virtually every medium, including the theater and film. Some of his most important works include the poem L’Ange Heurtebise (1925); the play Orphée (1926); and the novels Les Enfants terribles (1929) and La Machine infernale (1934).
1 of 6. Summary of Jean Cocteau. Jean Cocteau worked across almost every artistic discipline, exploring writing, painting and drawing, theatre and film, linking disparate forms of art making in explorations of myth, contemporary life, dream and sexual identity.
Jean Cocteau was a multifaceted intellectual who, from the 1920s to the 1950s, worked as a writer, draftsman, painter, printmaker, stage designer, and filmmaker. Cocteau’s artistic practice was closely tied to his roles as an instigator and patron of the visual and literary French avant-gardes, as well as a socialite.
Jun 8, 2018 · Jean Cocteau. BORN: 1889 Maisons-Laffitte, Paris. DIED: 1963 Milly-la-Foret, France. NATIONALITY: French. GENRE: Fiction, plays, poetry, screenplays. MAJOR WORKS: Les Enfants Terribles (1929) The Infernal Machine (1934) Beauty and the Beast (1946) Orpheus (1950) Overview.
Jean Cocteau, (born July 5, 1889, Maisons-Laffitte, near Paris, France—died Oct. 11, 1963, Milly-la-Forêt, near Paris), French poet, playwright, and film director. He published his first collection of poems, La Lampe d’Aladin, at age 19. He converted to Catholicism early but soon renounced religion.
Apr 25, 2024 · I’m an art historian with extensive knowledge in art history, classics, ancient art and archaeology. 8 Things to know about Jean Cocteau, a man with many hats. He was a filmmaker, cinematographer, director, poet, and illustrator who played an influential role in the Surrealist movement.
Jan 18, 2012 · Jan. 18, 2012. MENTON, FRANCE — The founding director of the new Musée Jean Cocteau here, Célia Bernasconi, says the artist suffered one insuperable problem: He possessed too many talents —...
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