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Overview

Date of Death:
11 October 1963, Milly-la-Forêt, Essonne, France more
Mini Biography:
Jean Cocteau was one of the most multi-talented artists of the 20th century... more
Trivia:
He was an Ambulance Driver during the First World War. more
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win more
Alternate Names:
Monsieur Jean Cocteau de l'Académie Mallarmé

Filmography

Writer:
  1. Parents terribles, Les (2003/I) (TV) (play)
    ... aka Hothouse (informal English title)
  2. Parents terribles, Les (2003/II) (TV) (play)
  3. Belo (2002) (play)
    ... aka Beautiful (International: English title)
  4. Kerstmatinee 2001 (2001) (TV) (libretto)

  5. The Walled Garden (1999) (short story)
  6. Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994) (journal Opium)
  7. Oedipus Rex (1993) (TV) (libretto)
  8. Edwige Feuillère en scène (1993) (TV) (text)
  9. Bel indifférent, Le (1993) (play)
  10. Merlín (1991) (play "Les chevaliers de la table ronde")
  11. Voix humaine, La (1990) (libretto)
  12. Carole Farley in 'The Telephone' and 'La Voix Humaine' (1990) (TV) (libretto) (segment 'La Voix Humaine')

  13. Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988) (play "La voix humaine") (uncredited)
    ... aka Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (USA)
  14. "Voz humana, La" (1 episode, 1986)
        - La voz humana (1986) TV episode (play)
  15. Oedipus Rex (1984) (TV) (libretto)
  16. Orphée (1983) (TV) (play)
    ... aka Orpheus (International: English title)
  17. Cher menteur (1982) (TV) (adaptation)
  18. Mistero di Oberwald, Il (1981) (play "L'Aigle a Deux Têtes")
    ... aka Geheimnis von Oberwald, Das (West Germany)
    ... aka The Mystery of Oberwald
    ... aka The Oberwald Mystery
  19. Parents terribles, Les (1980) (TV) (play)
  20. "Estudio 1" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Los padres terribles (1980) TV episode (play)

  21. Dame de Monte Carlo, La (1979) (writer)
  22. Aigle à deux têtes, L' (1975) (TV) (play)
  23. Bel indifférent, Le (1975) (TV) (play)
  24. Oedipus Rex (1972) (TV) (libretto)

  25. Schöne Gleichgültige, Der (1967) (TV) (play)
  26. Onverschillige, De (1967) (TV) (play "Le bel Indifférent")
  27. The Human Voice (1966) (TV) (story)
  28. Tweekoppige adelaar, De (1966) (TV) (writer)
  29. Thomas l'imposteur (1964) (novel) (screenplay)
    ... aka Thomas the Impostor (International: English title)
  30. Machine infernale, La (1963) (TV) (play)
  31. "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - The Typewriter (1962) TV episode (play "La machine à écrire")
  32. Princesse de Clèves, La (1961) (adaptation)
    ... aka Princess of Cleves (International: English title)
    ... aka Principessa di Cleves, La (Italy)
  33. Geliebte Stimme, Die (1960) (play)
  34. Testament d'Orphée, ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi!, Le (1960) (writer)
    ... aka Testament d'Orphée, Le (France: short title)
    ... aka The Testament of Orpheus (USA)

  35. Anna la bonne (1958) (poem)
  36. Django Reinhardt (1957) (commentary)
  37. Bel indifférent, Le (1957) (story)
  38. Schöne Gleichgültige, Der (1956) (TV) (play)
  39. Pantomimes (1954) (commentary)
  40. Intimate Relations (1953) (play "Les Parents Terribles")
    ... aka Disobedient (USA)
  41. Corona negra, La (1951) (story)
    ... aka Black Crown (International: English title)
    ... aka Couronne noire, La (France)
  42. Enfants terribles, Les (1950) (novel) (screenplay)
    ... aka Jean Cocteau's Les enfants terribles (France: complete title)
    ... aka The Strange Ones
  43. Ce siècle a cinquante ans (1950) (sketch)
    ... aka Days of Our Years (USA)
    ... aka Hallo, die grosse Weltrevue (West Germany)
    ... aka Letzten 60 Jahren, Die (West Germany: reissue title)
    ... aka The Century Is Fifty (International: English title)
  44. Orphée (1950) (writer)
    ... aka Orpheus (USA)

  45. Parents terribles, Les (1948) (play) (screenplay)
    ... aka The Storm Within
  46. Aigle à deux têtes, L' (1948) (writer)
    ... aka The Eagle Has Two Heads
    ... aka The Eagle with Two Heads
  47. Ruy Blas (1948) (screenplay and dialogue)
  48. Amore, L' (1948) (play "La voix humaine") (segment "La voce umana")
    ... aka Ways of Love (USA)
  49. Belle et la bête, La (1946) (dialogue) (screenplay) (story)
    ... aka Beauty and the Beast (USA)
  50. Dames du Bois de Boulogne, Les (1945) (dialogue: additional)
    ... aka Ladies of the Park (USA)
    ... aka The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne (USA)
  51. Éternel retour, L' (1943) (dialogue) (screenplay)
    ... aka Love Eternal (UK)
    ... aka The Eternal Return
  52. Baron fantôme, Le (1943) (dialogue)
    ... aka The Phantom Baron (UK)
  53. Comédie du bonheur, La (1940) (adaptation) (dialogue)
    ... aka Locomotive du bonheur, La (France)

  54. Sang d'un poète, Le (1930) (writer)
    ... aka The Blood of a Poet (USA)
Actor:
  1. Musée Grévin (1958)
  2. 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
    ... aka 8 X 8 (USA: short title)
  3. Pantomimes (1954)
  4. Traité de bave et d'éternité (1951) .... Lui-même
    ... aka Venom and Eternity (USA)
  5. Enfants terribles, Les (1950) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Jean Cocteau's Les enfants terribles (France: complete title)
    ... aka The Strange Ones
  6. Orphée (1950) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka Orpheus (USA)
  7. Coriolan (1950)

  8. Noces de sable, Les (1949) .... Narrator
    ... aka Daughter of the Sands (USA)
    ... aka Desert Wedding (International: English title)
  9. Parents terribles, Les (1948) (uncredited) .... Narrator
    ... aka The Storm Within
  10. Belle et la bête, La (1946) (voice) (uncredited) .... Voice of Magic
    ... aka Beauty and the Beast (USA)
  11. Malibran, La (1944) (as Monsieur Jean Cocteau de l'Académie Mallarmé) .... Alfred de Musset
  12. Baron fantôme, Le (1943) .... Le baron Julius Carol, le baron fantôme
    ... aka The Phantom Baron (UK)

  13. Sang d'un poète, Le (1930) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
    ... aka The Blood of a Poet (USA)
Director:
  1. Testament d'Orphée, ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi!, Le (1960)
    ... aka Testament d'Orphée, Le (France: short title)
    ... aka The Testament of Orpheus (USA)

  2. 8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
    ... aka 8 X 8 (USA: short title)
  3. Villa Santo-Sospir, La (1952)
  4. Enfants terribles, Les (1950) (uncredited)
    ... aka Jean Cocteau's Les enfants terribles (France: complete title)
    ... aka The Strange Ones
  5. Orphée (1950)
    ... aka Orpheus (USA)
  6. Coriolan (1950)

  7. Parents terribles, Les (1948)
    ... aka The Storm Within
  8. Aigle à deux têtes, L' (1948)
    ... aka The Eagle Has Two Heads
    ... aka The Eagle with Two Heads
  9. Belle et la bête, La (1946)
    ... aka Beauty and the Beast (USA)

  10. Sang d'un poète, Le (1930)
    ... aka The Blood of a Poet (USA)

  11. Jean Cocteau fait du cinéma (1925)
Soundtrack:
  1. Picasso and Dance (2005) (TV) ("LE TRAIN BLEU (The Blue Train)")
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Cravate, La (1957) (writer: introduction)
    ... aka Têtes interverties, Les (France: informal title)
    ... aka The Severed Heads (International: English title: informal title)
Art Department:
  1. Traité de bave et d'éternité (1951) (poster designer) (uncredited)
    ... aka Venom and Eternity (USA)
Cinematographer:
  1. Un chant d'amour (1950) (uncredited)
    ... aka A Song of Love (USA)
Costume Designer:
  1. Aller et retour (1948)
    ... aka Ulysse ou Les mauvaises rencontres (France: alternative title)
Editor:
  1. Sang d'un poète, Le (1930)
    ... aka The Blood of a Poet (USA)
Thanks:
  1. Con qué la lavaré? (2004) (thanks)
    ... aka With What Shall I Wash It? (International: English title)
Self:
  1. Jean Cocteau: Autoportrait d'un inconnu (1985) .... Himself
    ... aka Jean Cocteau: Autobiography of an Unknown (International: English title)
    ... aka Jean Cocteau: Self Portrait of a Man Unknown (USA: festival title)

  2. Testament d'Orphée, ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi!, Le (1960) .... Himself - the Poet
    ... aka Testament d'Orphée, Le (France: short title)
    ... aka The Testament of Orpheus (USA)
  3. Gens de lettres, Les (1960) .... Himself

  4. "Cinépanorama" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
        - Episode dated 28 March 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  5. C'est arrivé à 36 chandelles (1957) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka It Happened on the 36 Candles (International: English title)
  6. "Around the World with Orson Welles" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - St. Germain des Près (????) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Villa Santo-Sospir, La (1952) .... Himself
  8. Colette (1951) .... Himself
  9. Ce siècle a cinquante ans (1950) .... Himself
    ... aka Days of Our Years (USA)
    ... aka Hallo, die grosse Weltrevue (West Germany)
    ... aka Letzten 60 Jahren, Die (West Germany: reissue title)
    ... aka The Century Is Fifty (International: English title)

  10. Désordre (1949) .... Himself
    ... aka Disorder (International: English title)
  11. Jean Cocteau (1949) .... Himself
  12. De Jeanne d'Arc à Philippe Pétain (1944) (voice) .... Récitant
    ... aka 1429-1942 (France)
Archive Footage:
  1. Callas assoluta (2007) .... Himself
  2. Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007) .... Himself (segment "47 Ans Après")
  3. Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "20 heures le journal"
        - Episode dated 8 April 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Cinéma de Jean Giono, Le (2004) (V) .... Himself
  6. J.M. Barrie, la vérité sur Peter Pan (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Sarah (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  8. Steel Cathedrals (1985) (V) (archive sound) .... Himself
  9. Stravinsky: Once at a Border... (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  10. Désordre à vingt ans, Le (1967)


Additional Details

Other Works:
Book: Diary of a Film, translated by Ronald Duncan. New York: Roy Publishers, 1950. 214 pp. more
Publicity Listings:
5 Biographical Movies | 2 Portrayals | 4 Print Biographies more
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