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Jean Cocteau

Jean Cocteau

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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.[citation needed] His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María Félix, Édith Piaf (whom he cast in one of his one-act plays entitled Le Bel Indifferent in 1940), and Raymond Radiguet.

His work was played out in the theatrical world of the Grands Theatres, the Boulevards and beyond during the Parisian epoque he both lived through and helped define and create. His versatile, unconventional approach and enormous output brought him international acclaim.

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2022

Original Story

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The Human Voice

2021

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The Human Voice

2021

Story

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Story

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2020

Theatre Play

The Human Voice

The Human Voice

2019

Writer

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2018

Writer

The Human Voice

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2018

Theatre Play

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2018

Story

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The Human Voice

2018

Writer

The Human Voice

The Human Voice

2016

Story

Human Voice

Human Voice

2014

Story

Opium

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2013

Writer

Blues

Blues

2009

Theatre Play

Beautiful

Beautiful

2002

Theatre Play

La Voix Humaine

La Voix Humaine

1999

Writer

Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

1993

Writer

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Edwige Feuillère en scène

1992

Writer

Merlín

Merlín

1991

Writer

The Human Voice

The Human Voice

1990

Writer

La Voix Humaine: Tragédie Lyrique en un Acte

La Voix Humaine: Tragédie Lyrique en un Acte

1989

Writer

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988

Theatre Play

The Human Voice

The Human Voice

1985

Story

The Mystery of Oberwald

The Mystery of Oberwald

1981

Theatre Play

The Human Voice

The Human Voice

1979

Story

La Dame de Monte-Carlo

La Dame de Monte-Carlo

1979

Original Story

La Voce Umana

La Voce Umana

1978

Story

Le Bel Indifférent

Le Bel Indifférent

1978

Writer

L'aigle à deux têtes

L'aigle à deux têtes

1975

Theatre Play

The Human Voice

The Human Voice

1971

Book

The Human Voice

The Human Voice

1966

Theatre Play

Thomas the Impostor

Thomas the Impostor

1965

Author, Scenario Writer, Dialogue

Ľudský hlas

Ľudský hlas

1965

Theatre Play

In This Atrocious Garden

In This Atrocious Garden

1964

Writer

Jean Cocteau Addresses the Year 2000

Jean Cocteau Addresses the Year 2000

1962

Director, Writer

Princess of Cleves

Princess of Cleves

1961

Writer, Adaptation

Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus

1960

Writer, Director

Le Bel Indifférent

Le Bel Indifférent

1958

Theatre Play

Anna the Maid

Anna the Maid

1958

Writer

Anna the Maid

Anna the Maid

1958

Writer

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements

1957

Director

Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt

1957

Writer

Pantomimes

Pantomimes

1954

Screenplay

Intimate Relations

Intimate Relations

1953

Theatre Play

La Villa Santo-Sospir

La Villa Santo-Sospir

1952

Director

Black Crown

Black Crown

1951

Writer

Orpheus

Orpheus

1950

Director, Writer

The Strange Ones

The Strange Ones

1950

Novel, Writer

The Storm Within

The Storm Within

1948

Director, Writer

L'amore

L'amore

1948

Novel

The Eagle with Two Heads

The Eagle with Two Heads

1948

Director, Writer, Theatre Play

The Queen's Lover

The Queen's Lover

1948

Adaptation

Rhythm of Africa

Rhythm of Africa

1947

Director

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1946

Screenplay, Dialogue, Story, Director

Black Friendship

Black Friendship

1946

Writer

Les Dames du bois de Boulogne

Les Dames du bois de Boulogne

1945

Dialogue

The Eternal Return

The Eternal Return

1943

Screenplay

The Phantom Baron

The Phantom Baron

1943

Writer

The Four-Poster Bed

The Four-Poster Bed

1942

Screenplay

Comedy of Happiness

Comedy of Happiness

1940

Adaptation

The Blood of a Poet

The Blood of a Poet

1932

Director, Writer, Editor

Jean Cocteau Makes Cinema

Jean Cocteau Makes Cinema

1925

Director

Parade

Parade

Writer

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