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Biography
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th century and highly influential on the Surrealist and Dadaist movements, among others. The National Observer suggested that "of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man".
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Awards & recognition
- Louis Delluc Prize · 1946
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Tony Award — Best Play · 1995 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1963 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1961 · nominated
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- BAFTA Award — Best Film · 1951 · nominated
Filmography12 titles
Testament of Orpheus
1960as Le poète
1960as Le poète
Orpheus
1950as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1950as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Beauty and the Beast
1946as The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
1946as The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
La Villa Santo-Sospir
1952as Self
1952as Self
Human Voice
2014Story
2014Story
The Blood of a Poet
1932as Bit Part (uncredited)
1932as Bit Part (uncredited)
Les dames du Bois de Boulogne
1945Dialogue
1945Dialogue
The Terrible Children
1950as Narrator (voice)
1950as Narrator (voice)
Love
1948Theatre Play
1948Theatre Play
The Terrible Parents
1948as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1948as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Eternal Return
1943Screenplay
1943Screenplay
The Image Book
2018as (archive footage)
2018as (archive footage)