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The Infernal Machine, or La Machine Infernale is a French play by the dramatist Jean Cocteau, based on the ancient Greek myth of Oedipus. [1] The play initially premiered on April 10, 1934 at the Theatre Louis Jouvet in Paris, France, under the direction of Louis Jouvet himself, with costumes and scene design by Christian Bérard. [2]
Jean Cocteau. , The Art of Fiction No. 34. Jean Cocteau’s self portrait. A collector had a house full of horrible things. “Do you like these?”. Cocteau finally asked. “No. But my parents missed the chance of buying the impressionists cheap because they didn’t like them.
1889. –. 1963. ) Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French, born July 5, 1889–died October 11, 1963) was among the best, most multi-talented artists of the 20th century. He was a novelist, poet, designer, dramatist, filmmaker, artist, and playwright. He started writing at the age of 10, and, by age 16, was already an established poet.
Jean Cocteau Museum. / 43.77472°N 7.50583°E / 43.77472; 7.50583. The Jean Cocteau Museum/Séverin Wunderman Collection is a museum in Menton, on the French Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes department. Dedicated to the French artist Jean Cocteau, it incorporates the collection of American businessman and Cocteau enthusiast Séverin ...
Jan 18, 2012 · The Beast was played by the matinee idol Jean Marais, Cocteau’s lover for 25 years. Image. An exhibition space in the Musée Jean Cocteau in Menton on the Côte d’Azur in France.
Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day. The spectacular visions of enchantment, desire, and death in Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la ...
Apr 22, 2024 · Jean Cocteau was a master of artistic eclecticism, able to express himself brilliantly in poetry, theater, film and visual arts, innovating and influencing modern art with his unique vision and boundless creativity. The collaboration between Jena Cocteau and Djaghilev, founder of the Ballet Russes, in 1917 for the ballet “Parade” marks a ...
