Filmography
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Known For
Beauty and the Beast Writer (1946) -
Orpheus Writer (1950) -
The Eagle with Two Heads Writer (1948) -
Known For
Testament of Orpheus Writer (1960) -
Writer
The Human Voice (2018) -
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Human Voice (2014) -
Opium (2013) -
Blues (2012) -
Ea3 (2010)
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Hot House (2003) -
Les parents terribles (2003)
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Beautiful (2002) -
Kerstmatinee 2001 (2001)
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The Walled Garden (1999)
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Mia foni... mia poli (1996)
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Le train bleu (1994)
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Le bel indifférent (1993)
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Edwige Feuillère en scène (1993)
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![Drug-Taking and the Arts]( "Drug-Taking and the Arts")
Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993) -
![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (1993) -
![Merlín]( "Merlín")
Merlín (1991) -
![Carole Farley in 'The Telephone' and 'La Voix Humaine']( "Carole Farley in 'The Telephone' and 'La Voix Humaine'")
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![La voix humaine]( "La voix humaine")
La voix humaine (1990) -
Die geliebte Stimme (1989)
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![Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown]( "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown")
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![Saturday Review]( "Saturday Review")
Saturday Review (1986) -
La voz humana (1986)
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![Oedipus Rex]( "Oedipus Rex")
Oedipus Rex (1984) -
![Emmenez-moi au théâtre]( "Emmenez-moi au théâtre")
Emmenez-moi au théâtre (1982-1983) -
Lidský hlas (1982)
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Rettenetes szülõk (1981)
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Les parents terribles (1980)
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![Estudio 1]( "Estudio 1")
Estudio 1 (1969-1980) -
![The Mystery of Oberwald]( "The Mystery of Oberwald")
The Mystery of Oberwald (1980) -
La dame de Monte Carlo (1979)
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La voce umana (1978)
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![Le bel indifférent]( "Le bel indifférent")
Le bel indifférent (1978) -
Teatro estudio (1977)
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The Human Voice (1976)
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![The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard]( "The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard")
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Az emberi hang (1976)
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L'aigle à deux têtes (1975)
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Le bel indifférent (1975)
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Kaunis välinpitämätön (1974)
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![Alta comedia]( "Alta comedia")
Alta comedia (1973) -
Oedipus Rex (1972)
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La Voix humaine (1971)
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I mostri sacri (1971)
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Renaud et Armide (1969)
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Der schöne Gleichgültige (1967)
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![ABC Stage 67]( "ABC Stage 67")
ABC Stage 67 (1967) -
De onverschillige (1967)
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![The Human Voice]( "The Human Voice")
The Human Voice (1966) -
De tweekoppige adelaar (1966)
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La machine à écrire (1966)
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A Voz Humana (1965)
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![Thomas the Impostor]( "Thomas the Impostor")
Thomas the Impostor (1965) -
Mahdottomat vanhemmat (1964)
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Estudio 3 (1964)
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![Festival]( "Festival")
Festival (1963) -
La machine infernale (1963)
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Stemmen (1963)
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Thirty Minute Theatre (1962)
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![Jean Cocteau s'adresse... à l'an 2000]( "Jean Cocteau s'adresse... à l'an 2000")
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Der arme Matrose (1962)
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![ITV Play of the Week]( "ITV Play of the Week")
ITV Play of the Week (1957-1962) -
École des vedettes (1956-1962)
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Q for Quest (1961)
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![Princess of Cleves]( "Princess of Cleves")
Princess of Cleves (1961) -
![Play of the Week]( "Play of the Week")
Play of the Week (1961) -
Die geliebte Stimme (1960)
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![Testament of Orpheus]( "Testament of Orpheus")
Testament of Orpheus (1960) -
Pisaca masina (1960)
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Shoestring Theatre (1959)
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![Grande Teatro Tupi]( "Grande Teatro Tupi")
Grande Teatro Tupi (1959) -
Anna la bonne (1958)
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![Television Theater]( "Television Theater")
Television Theater (1957-1958) -
Cherchez la Femme (1958)
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![Le bel indifférent]( "Le bel indifférent")
Le bel indifférent (1957) -
![Django Reinhardt]( "Django Reinhardt")
Django Reinhardt (1957) -
Bacchus (1957)
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Der schöne Gleichgültige (1956)
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Pantomimes (1956)
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A l'aube d'un monde (1955)
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![Bonjour Paris]( "Bonjour Paris")
Bonjour Paris (1953) -
![TV de Vanguarda]( "TV de Vanguarda")
TV de Vanguarda (1953) -
![Disobedient]( "Disobedient")
Disobedient (1953) -
The Divine Creatures (1952)
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![La villa Santo Sospir]( "La villa Santo Sospir")
La villa Santo Sospir (1952) -
![Black Crown]( "Black Crown")
Black Crown (1951) -
![Les Enfants Terribles]( "Les Enfants Terribles")
Les Enfants Terribles (1950) -
Days of Our Years (1950)
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![Orpheus]( "Orpheus")
Orpheus (1950) -
![The Emperor's Nightingale]( "The Emperor's Nightingale")
The Emperor's Nightingale (1949) -
La Norvège sans les Vikings (1948)
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![Les Parents Terribles]( "Les Parents Terribles")
Les Parents Terribles (1948) -
![The Eagle with Two Heads]( "The Eagle with Two Heads")
The Eagle with Two Heads (1948) -
![L'amore]( "L'amore")
L'amore (1948) -
![Ruy Blas]( "Ruy Blas")
Ruy Blas (1948) -
The Infernal Machine (1947)
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L'amitié noire (1946)
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![Beauty and the Beast]( "Beauty and the Beast")
Beauty and the Beast (1946) -
![Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne]( "Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne")
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![Love Eternal]( "Love Eternal")
Love Eternal (1943) -
![The Phantom Baron]( "The Phantom Baron")
The Phantom Baron (1943) -
![Comedy of Happiness]( "Comedy of Happiness")
Comedy of Happiness (1940) -
Writer
![The Blood of a Poet]( "The Blood of a Poet")
The Blood of a Poet (1930) -
Actor
![O Sal da Lua]( "O Sal da Lua")
O Sal da Lua (2010) -
![It Happened on the 36 Candles]( "It Happened on the 36 Candles")
It Happened on the 36 Candles Jean Cocteau (1957) -
![8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements]( "8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements")
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Pantomimes (1956)
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![Coriolan]( "Coriolan")
Coriolan (1950) -
![Les Enfants Terribles]( "Les Enfants Terribles")
Les Enfants Terribles Narrator (1950) -
![Orpheus]( "Orpheus")
Orpheus Narrator (1950) -
![Daughter of the Sands]( "Daughter of the Sands")
Daughter of the Sands Récitant / Narrator (1949) -
![Les Parents Terribles]( "Les Parents Terribles")
Les Parents Terribles Narrator (1948) -
![Beauty and the Beast]( "Beauty and the Beast")
Beauty and the Beast Voice of Magic (1946) -
![La Malibran]( "La Malibran")
La Malibran Alfred de Musset (1944) -
![The Phantom Baron]( "The Phantom Baron")
The Phantom Baron Le baron Julius Carol - le baron fantôme (1943) -
![The Blood of a Poet]( "The Blood of a Poet")
The Blood of a Poet Bit Part (1930) -
Actor
![Jean Cocteau fait du cinéma]( "Jean Cocteau fait du cinéma")
Jean Cocteau fait du cinéma (1925) -
Director
![Jean Cocteau s'adresse... à l'an 2000]( "Jean Cocteau s'adresse... à l'an 2000")
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![Testament of Orpheus]( "Testament of Orpheus")
Testament of Orpheus (1960) -
![8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements]( "8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements")
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![La villa Santo Sospir]( "La villa Santo Sospir")
La villa Santo Sospir (1952) -
![Coriolan]( "Coriolan")
Coriolan (1950) -
![Orpheus]( "Orpheus")
Orpheus (1950) -
![Les Parents Terribles]( "Les Parents Terribles")
Les Parents Terribles (1948) -
![The Eagle with Two Heads]( "The Eagle with Two Heads")
The Eagle with Two Heads (1948) -
![Beauty and the Beast]( "Beauty and the Beast")
Beauty and the Beast (1946) -
![The Blood of a Poet]( "The Blood of a Poet")
The Blood of a Poet (1930) -
Director
![Jean Cocteau fait du cinéma]( "Jean Cocteau fait du cinéma")
Jean Cocteau fait du cinéma (1925) -
Soundtrack
![Picasso and Dance]( "Picasso and Dance")
Picasso and Dance (2005) -
![La voix humaine]( "La voix humaine")
La voix humaine (1990) -
![Martin and Lea]( "Martin and Lea")
Martin and Lea (1979) -
![The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard]( "The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard")
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SoundtrackLe Jeune Homme et la Mort (1967)
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Archive footage
![Art of Style]( "Art of Style")
Art of Style (2018) -
![The Image Book]( "The Image Book")
The Image Book (2018) -
![Maria By Callas]( "Maria By Callas")
Maria By Callas (2017) -
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![La galerie France 5]( "La galerie France 5")
La galerie France 5 (2013-2015) -
![Cocteau Marais - Un couple mythique]( "Cocteau Marais - Un couple mythique")
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![Paris: The Luminous Years]( "Paris: The Luminous Years")
Paris: The Luminous Years (2010) -
![Two in the Wave]( "Two in the Wave")
Two in the Wave (2010) -
![Callas assoluta]( "Callas assoluta")
Callas assoluta (2007) -
![To Each His Own Cinema]( "To Each His Own Cinema")
To Each His Own Cinema (2007) -
Personnel et confidentiel (2007)
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![20 heures le journal]( "20 heures le journal")
20 heures le journal (2007) -
Le cinéma de Jean Giono (2004)
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![Histoires de festival]( "Histoires de festival")
Histoires de festival (2002) -
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![François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child]( "François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child")
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Sarah (1988)
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![Saturday Review]( "Saturday Review")
Saturday Review (1986) -
Vivement Truffaut (1985)
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Steel Cathedrals (1985)
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![Jean Cocteau: Autobiography of an Unknown]( "Jean Cocteau: Autobiography of an Unknown")
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![Stravinsky: Once at a Border...]( "Stravinsky: Once at a Border...")
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![Singing During the Occupation]( "Singing During the Occupation")
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Disorder Is 20 Years Old (1967)
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![Pour le plaisir]( "Pour le plaisir")
Pour le plaisir (1965) -
![New Reports from France]( "New Reports from France")
New Reports from France (1964) -
Reflets de Cannes (1964)
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![Les heures chaudes de Montparnasse]( "Les heures chaudes de Montparnasse")
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Film Profile (1958)
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Archive footage
![Around the World with Orson Welles]( "Around the World with Orson Welles")
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Palais-Royal (1951)
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Miscellaneous Crew
![La cravate]( "La cravate")
La cravate (1957) -
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ComposerLe Jeune Homme et la Mort (1967)
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ComposerAnna la bonne (1958)
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Editor
![The Blood of a Poet]( "The Blood of a Poet")
The Blood of a Poet (1930) -
Art Department
![Venom and Eternity]( "Venom and Eternity")
Venom and Eternity (1951) -
Costume DesignerAller et retour (1948)
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Production DesignerPhädra (1964)
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Music DepartmentChansons von Jean Cocteau (1965)
All Filmography
Did You Know
Trivia
When Jean Cocteauwas asked who had the greatest influence on him, he replied, "Harry Langdon.".
Quotes
History consists of truths which in the end turn into lies, while myth consists of lies which finally turn into truths.
Trademark
Rich, poetic films filled with symbolism
Star Sign
Cancer
Personal Details
Born
Jean Maurice Eugène Cocteau
Maisons-Laffitte, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France
Died
(age 74)
Milly-la-Forêt, Essonne, France
Height:
5' 7" (1.7 m)User Polls
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