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From the magical Beauty and the Beast to the surreal Orpheus films, Jean Cocteau is renowned as a leading figure in European cinema as well as a creative force collaborating with artists as diverse as Picasso, Diaghilev and Edith Piaf. Evaluating Cocteau's career and his personal life, this title focuses on Cocteau's constant self-questioning.

Jean Cocteau Critical Lives

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      Publisher: Reaktion Books
      Publication Date: 11/1/2007
      ISBN13: 9781861893543, 978-1861893543
      ISBN10: 186189354X

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      Book Synopsis
      From the magical Beauty and the Beast to the surreal Orpheus films, Jean Cocteau is renowned as a leading figure in European cinema as well as a creative force collaborating with artists as diverse as Picasso, Diaghilev and Edith Piaf. Evaluating Cocteau's career and his personal life, this title focuses on Cocteau's constant self-questioning.

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