Jean Cocteau: Autobiography of an Unknown
Call Number: ANCDOCC2
Alternate Title: None
Year: 1983
Director: Edgardo Cozarinsky
Duration: 58 mins
Language(s): Classics
Subtitle Language(s): None
Writer, poet, painter, designer, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau was a member of an extraordinarily creative group of artists who gathered in Paris in the early 20th century. In this self-portrait, Cocteau describes his encounters with luminaries such as Picasso, Renoir, Nijinsky, Satie, and Chaplin. Photographs, archival footage, and clips from Cocteau’s films provide a precious record of an expressive artist and a rare and delightful man.