The Blood of a Poet

The Blood of a Poet

1932 · 55 min · FR · 7.0 (204 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

In a poet’s room, an armless statue abruptly comes to life. It invites the poet to step through a mirror and to discover another world. Strange places and characters present themselves to him. The poet tears himself away from these twisted fascinations and returns, with some difficulty, to his room.

VIBE

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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