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What's your favorite film by Jean Cocteau?

The Blood of a Poet
1 (5%)
La belle et la bête
4 (20%)
The Eagle with Two Heads
0 (0%)
Les parents terribles
0 (0%)
Orpheus
3 (15%)
Testament of Orpheus
0 (0%)
haven't seen any
11 (55%)
don't like any
1 (5%)
other
0 (0%)

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Cocteau, Jean
« on: October 08, 2010, 11:08:02 AM »
1. Beauty and the Beast
2. Orphée
3. The Testament of Orpheus
4. The Blood of a Poet


One bonafide masterpiece, and three with some good ideas but they struck the wrong tone with me.  I feel like he takes himself a little too seriously and thinks far too highly of himself.
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Re: Director's Best: Jean Cocteau
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2010, 11:18:38 AM »
Haven't seen any.

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Re: Director's Best: Jean Cocteau
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2010, 11:30:11 AM »
I feel like he takes himself a little too seriously and thinks far too highly of himself.
I agree and couldn't say that I liked anything I saw, inc Beauty and the Beast

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Re: Director's Best: Jean Cocteau
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2010, 11:31:41 AM »

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Re: Director's Best: Jean Cocteau
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2010, 11:50:24 AM »
I've only seen The Testament of Orpheus. It was alright.
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Re: Director's Best: Jean Cocteau
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2010, 12:19:19 PM »
Only seen Beauty and the Beast, but I liked it.
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Re: Director's Best: Jean Cocteau
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2010, 03:13:35 PM »
Orphée
everything about it is
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Re: Director's Best: Jean Cocteau
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2010, 03:29:51 PM »
The Linda Hamilton one.

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Re: Director's Best: Jean Cocteau
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2010, 03:47:03 PM »
The Linda Hamilton one.
I wish Cocteau had worked with Perlman more.
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