The read
It runs a compact 55m.
Synopsis
In a poet’s room, an armless statue abruptly comes to life. It invites the poet to step through a mirror and to discover another world. Strange places and characters present themselves to him. The poet tears himself away from these twisted fascinations and returns, with some difficulty, to his room.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic67/100
203 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean CocteauDirector
- Jean CocteauWriter
- Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Enrique RiveroPoet
- Elizabeth Lee MillerStatue
- Pauline CartonThe child trainer
- Odette TalazacCast
- Jean DesbordesLouis XV Friend
- Fernand DichampsCast
- Lucien JagerA spectator in a box
- Féral BengaBlack Angel
- BarbetteA spectator
- Jean CocteauBit Part (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
hotelartistmythologypainterpoetsnowsnowball fightoneiricstatueportrait painter