#67: COCTEAU, Jean: The Blood Of A Poet (1930)
COCTEAU, Jean (France)
THE ORPHIC TRILOGY: The Blood Of A Poet [1930]
Spine #67
DVD
OOP
DVD
OOP
"Poets . . . shed not only the red blood of their hearts but the white blood of their souls," proclaimed Jean Cocteau of his groundbreaking first film — an exploration of the plight of the artist, the power of metaphor and the relationship between art and dreams. One of cinema's great experiments, this first installment of the Orphic Trilogy stretches the medium to its limits in an effort to capture the poet's obsession with the struggle between the forces of life and death. Criterion is proud to present The Blood of a Poet (Le sang d'un poète).
50 minutes
Black & White
Monaural
in French
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2000
Director/Writer
Jean Cocteau was 41 when he directed The Blood of a Poet.
Other Cocteau films in the Collection:
#6: Beauty And The Beast (1946)
#68: Orpheus (1949)
#69: Testament Of Orpheus (1959)
The Film
Other Cocteau films in the Collection:
#6: Beauty And The Beast (1946)
#68: Orpheus (1949)
#69: Testament Of Orpheus (1959)
The Film
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The Booklet
Six-page wraparound featuring an essay by Cocteau.
Commentary
None.
Collection
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Six-page wraparound featuring an essay by Cocteau.
Commentary
None.
Collection
Of rare behind-the-scenes photos
Documentary
Documentary
66-minute doc by Edgardo Cozarinsky: Jean Cocteau: Autoportrait d’un Inconnu (Autobiography of an Unknown).
Transcript
Transcript
Of Cocteau’s lecture given at a 1932 screening of The Blood of a Poet, and a 1946 essay on the film by Cocteau.
Bibliofilmography
Extras Rating (0-40):
Bibliofilmography
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