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Jul 18, 2007 · A key influence on the French New Wave, Les Enfants Terribles is a film that is difficult to classify, just as it is tricky to untangle the primal thicket of Jean Cocteau’s classic story of incest between Paul (Edouard Dermithe), a passive-aggressive, pretty boy, and Elizabeth (Nicole Stephane, in an unforgettable performance), his off-putting, volatile androgyne of a sister.
Jul 23, 2007 · Edouard Dermithe, Maria Cyliakus, Melvyn Martin, Rachel Devirys, Jean-Pierre Melville, Rene Cosima, Jean Cocteau, Jacques Bernard, Adeline Aucoc, Maurice Revel, Emile Mathys, Jean-Marie Robain, Roger Gaillard, Nicole Stphane See more
Edouard Dermithe's films include Orpheus, Testament of Orpheus, Venom and Eternity, Les Enfants Terribles
Edouard Dermithe was born on January 18, 1925 in Gallignana, Istria, Italy [now Gracisce, Croatia]. He was an actor, known for Orpheus (1950), Les Enfants Terribles (1950) and Thomas the Impostor (1965). He died on May 15, 1995 in Paris, France. See full bio »
Les enfants terribles. Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville • 1950 • France. Starring Nicole Stéphane, Edouard Dermithe. Writer Jean Cocteau and director Jean-Pierre Melville joined forces for this elegant adaptation of Cocteau’s immensely popular, wicked novel about the wholly unholy relationship between a brother and sister.
Edouard Dermithe is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes Les enfants terribles, Testament of Orpheus, Orpheus, Venom and Eternity, and The Eagle with Two Heads.
Edouard Dermithe was a French actor famous in the 1940s and 1950s. Born October 7, 1925 in Paris, he began his film career at the age of thirteen. His androgynous physique and fine features captivated the attention of director Jean Cocteau, who noticed him during a theater performance.
