The Blood of a Poet

The Blood of a Poet

1932 · 55 min · FR · 7.2 (137 votes)
Dir. Jean Cocteau · Starring Enrique Rivero, Elizabeth Lee Miller, Pauline Carton, Odette Talazac, Jean Desbordes, Fernand Dichamps · Music Georges Auric · The Orphic Trilogy
Fantasy

Told in four episodes, an unnamed artist is transported through a mirror into another dimension, where he travels through various bizarre scenarios. This film is the first part of Cocteau's Orphic Trilogy, which consists of The Blood of a Poet (1930), Orpheus (1950) and Testament of Orpheus (1960).

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A disorienting journey through a surreal dreamscape. It feels like wandering through an artist's subconscious, where logic dissolves into haunting, oneiric imagery. A truly avant-garde experience for the adventurous viewer.

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