France,
1932, 55 min
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Classic French surrealist fantasy written and directed by Jean Cocteau. A young poet sketches a face, the mouth of which comes to life, becomes affixed to the poet's hand, and is then transferred from his hand onto a statue. Instructed by the statue, the poet then flees into a mirror, entering a series of adventures in an alarming fantasy world. (StudioCanal UK)
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It is like this, Cocteau's art is when nobody understands it, but everybody pretends to know what it is. The two stars are of the visual effect sequence, which was very good for its time. You can't look for content, this film has to be felt. If you can’t do it, you’ll end up like me.
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Photo © Vicomte de Noailles
