TV Guide: Online Video Guide Jean Cocteau

Orpheus (1949) -- (Movie Clip) At Your Service

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:58:25 -0500

Euridyce (Marie Dea), wife of the hero, receives the mysterious chauffeur Heurtebise (Francois Perier) after the unexpected return of her husband, in Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, 1949.

Orpheus (1949) -- (Movie Clip) You Will Serve Me

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:58:25 -0500

"The Princess" (Maria Casares) resurrects poet Cegeste (Edouard Dermit) and takes him through a mirror through which the hero (Jean Marais) cannot follow, as things get wild in Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, 1949.

Orpheus (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Make Yourself Useful

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:58:25 -0500

The poet Cegeste (Edouard Dermit) gets grabbed by the cops, hit by a motorcycle, then collected by "The Princess" (Maria Casares), who commandeers the title character (Jean Marais), a bystander, in Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, 1949.

Orpheus (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Cafe Des Poetes

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:58:25 -0500

Quickly establishing the post-war Left-bank milieu, popular poet (and title character) Jean Marais expresses disdain for the goings-on at the cafe, in Jean Cocteau's Orpheus, 1949.

Orpheus (1949) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Myth

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:58:25 -0500

The writer and director narrates over elegant opening credits in the celebrated first film in Jean Cocteau's "Orphic Trilogy," Orpheus, 1949, starring Jean Marais.

La Vie en Rose: Trailer

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:29:54 -0500

From the slums of Paris to the limelight of New York, Edith Piaf's life was a battle to sing and survive, live and love. Raised in poverty, Edith's magical voice and her passionate romances and friendships with the greatest names of the period - Yves Montand, Jean Cocteau, Charles Aznavour, Marlene Dietrich, Marcel Cerdan and others - made her a star all around the world. But in her audacious attempt to tame her tragic destiny, the Little Sparrow - her nickname - flew so high she could not fail to burn her wings.

A Single Glass of Water Lights Up the World

Thu, 28 May 2009 14:22:55 -0500

This current work continues to explore the interrelation between body, space and movements. Conceptualized as a split-screen projection. A naked female figure enters into the low-lit studio space and starts a playful improvisation triggered by her magnified reflection projected on the floor. The work explores the complexity of reality and space. The place of the body in a fragmented multi- layered world. The piece has been inspired by Jean Cocteau`s Orphee" (1950)

Beauty and the Beast -- (Movie Clip) Beauty and Beast

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:30:37 -0500

An early encounter between beauty (Josette Day) and the beast (Jean Marais) from Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast, 1946.

Beauty and the Beast (Movie Clip) Credits

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:12:07 -0500

Opening credits for director Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast, (1946) starring Jean Marais and Josette Day.