The blood of a poet
(DVD)

Distributors and distribution dates may vary.

"Janus Films, Canal+ Image International."

Le sang d'un poète originally released as a motion picture in 1930.

Part 1 of Jean Cocteau's Orphic trilogy.

Includes: Jean Cocteau : autoportrait d'un inconnu = Jean Cocteau = autobiography of an unknown artist / scénario, Edgardo Cozarinsky sur une idée de Carole Weisweiller ; réalisation, Edgardo Cozarinsky. 1984 (66 min.).

Special features: collection of rare and behind-the-scenes photos; a transcript of Cocteau's lecture given at a 1932 screening of The blood of a poet and a 1946 essay on the film by Cocteau; and a Cocteau bibliography/filmography.

Cinematography, Georges Périnal ; music, Georges Auric.

Cast: Lee Miller (statue), Enrique Rivero (poet), Jean Desbordes (Louis XV friend), Féral Benga (black angel), Pauline Carton, Odette Talazac, Fernand Dichamps, Lucien Jager, Barbette.

An artist is driven mad by the sight of his own blood and a drawing of a mouth that seems to come to life. The combination sends him off on a series of bizarre adventures that strive to explain how artists become obsessed with their own works.

DVD; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; Dolby digital mono.

In French with optional English subtitles and intertitles.