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Jean Cocteau

Bio: Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ kɔkto]; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Along with other avant-garde artists of his generation (Jean Anouilh and René Char for example) Cocteau grappled with the algebra of verbal codes old and new, mise en scène language and technologies of modernism to create a paradox: a classical avant-garde

Born: Fri, Jul 05 1889

Birthplace: Maison Laffitte, Yvelines, France

Death: Fri, Oct 11 1963

Jean Cocteau is 74 years old

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Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Jean Cocteau as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 29 2024

Daedalus

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Daedalus as 'Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jul 17 2024

A Night at the Opera

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in A Night at the Opera as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Sep 29 2020

Cocteau - Al Brown: the Poet and the Boxer

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Cocteau - Al Brown: the Poet and the Boxer as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 29 2020

Art of Style: Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Art of Style: Jean Cocteau as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 06 2018

The Image Book

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in The Image Book as '(archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Oct 11 2018

Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 2009

Callas Assoluta

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Callas Assoluta as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 20 2007

To Each His Own Cinema

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in To Each His Own Cinema as 'Self (segment "47 Ans Après") (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 31 2007

Jean Marais, le mal rouge et or

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Jean Marais, le mal rouge et or as 'self'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 2006

Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Jean Cocteau: Lies and Truths as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 22 1997

Great Writers: Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Great Writers: Jean Cocteau as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 05 1996

Steel Cathedrals

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Steel Cathedrals as 'Self (voice) (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Fri, May 17 1985

Jean Cocteau: Autobiography of an Unknown

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Jean Cocteau: Autobiography of an Unknown as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Thu, Nov 15 1984

Disorder Is 20 Years Old

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Disorder Is 20 Years Old as 'Self (archive footage)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jun 06 1967

In This Atrocious Garden

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in In This Atrocious Garden as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 14 1964

Portrait Souvenir: Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Portrait Souvenir: Jean Cocteau as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Tue, Feb 11 1964

Marcel Proust - Portrait Souvenir

Jean Cocteau was 72 in Marcel Proust - Portrait Souvenir as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 23 1962

Jean Cocteau Addresses the Year 2000

Jean Cocteau was 72 in Jean Cocteau Addresses the Year 2000 as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jun 12 1962

Beyond the Riviera

Jean Cocteau was 71 in Beyond the Riviera

Movie Released: Mon, Oct 24 1960

America as Seen by a Frenchman

Jean Cocteau was 70 in America as Seen by a Frenchman as 'Narrator (Afterword)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 08 1960

Testament of Orpheus

Jean Cocteau was 70 in Testament of Orpheus as 'The Poet'.

Movie Released: Thu, Feb 18 1960

Toute la vérité, rien que la vérité : Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau was 69 in Toute la vérité, rien que la vérité : Jean Cocteau as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Sat, Feb 07 1959

Musée Grévin

Jean Cocteau was 68 in Musée Grévin as 'Self, a director'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1958

It Happened on the 36 Candles

Jean Cocteau was 68 in It Happened on the 36 Candles as 'Self (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 16 1957

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

Jean Cocteau was 67 in 8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 15 1957

Eine Melodie - vier Maler

Jean Cocteau was 65 in Eine Melodie - vier Maler as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 02 1955

La Villa Santo-Sospir

Jean Cocteau was 63 in La Villa Santo-Sospir as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Dec 05 1952

Venom and Eternity

Jean Cocteau was 62 in Venom and Eternity as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 25 1952

Disorder

Jean Cocteau was 61 in Disorder as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 02 1950

Orpheus

Jean Cocteau was 61 in Orpheus as 'Narrator (voice) (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 29 1950

The Strange Ones

Jean Cocteau was 60 in The Strange Ones as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Mar 29 1950

The Century Is Fifty

Jean Cocteau was 60 in The Century Is Fifty as 'Self'.

Movie Released: Thu, Mar 16 1950

Daughter of the Sands

Jean Cocteau was 59 in Daughter of the Sands as 'Narrator (voice)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 11 1949

The Storm Within

Jean Cocteau was 59 in The Storm Within as 'Narrator (voice) (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Dec 01 1948

Beauty and the Beast

Jean Cocteau was 57 in Beauty and the Beast as 'The Voice of Magic (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 29 1946

Black Friendship

Jean Cocteau was 57 in Black Friendship as 'Narrator'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jul 14 1946

From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain

Jean Cocteau was 54 in From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain as 'Reciter (voice)'.

Movie Released: Thu, May 04 1944

La Malibran

Jean Cocteau was 54 in La Malibran as 'Alfred de Musset'.

Movie Released: Wed, May 03 1944

The Phantom Baron

Jean Cocteau was 53 in The Phantom Baron as 'Le baron Julius Carol - le baron fantôme'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 16 1943

The Blood of a Poet

Jean Cocteau was 42 in The Blood of a Poet as 'Bit Part (uncredited)'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jan 20 1932

Jean Cocteau Makes Cinema

Jean Cocteau was 35 in Jean Cocteau Makes Cinema

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 1925

Cocteau et compagnie

Jean Cocteau will be 74+ in Cocteau et compagnie as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Unreleased

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Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma as 'Self (archive footage)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 24 1978

Discorama

Jean Cocteau was 69+ in Discorama as 'Self'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Feb 04 1959

En direct de...

Jean Cocteau was 66+ in En direct de... as 'self'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Feb 16 1956

Cinépanorama

Jean Cocteau was 66+ in Cinépanorama as 'Self'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sat, Feb 04 1956

Reflets de Cannes

Jean Cocteau was 64+ in Reflets de Cannes as 'Self'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Mar 25 1954