The Blood of a Poet
1932 · Movie · 55 min · ★ 7.0
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1932
- Release date
- 1932-01-20
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 55 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (194 votes)
Themes
- hotel
- artist
- mythology
- painter
- poet
- snow
- snowball fight
- oneiric
- statue
- portrait painter
Cast & crew
Enrique Rivero
as Poet
- EM
Elizabeth Lee Miller
as Statue
Pauline Carton
as The child trainer
Odette Talazac
- JD
Jean Desbordes
as Louis XV Friend
- FD
Fernand Dichamps
- LJ
Lucien Jager
as A spectator in a box
- FB
Féral Benga
as Black Angel
- BA
Barbette
as A spectator
Jean Cocteau
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Directed by Jean Cocteau