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The Blood of a Poet

Play trailer Poster for The Blood of a Poet Released Jan 20, 1930 1h 0m Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmaker Jean Cocteau's abstract collection of images loosely connected to the feelings within a poet's heart and soul.

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David Parkinson Empire Magazine Even if this is only a reverie on the illogicality of the subconscious, it's still a triumph of the imagination and provides invaluable insights into Cocteau's artistic vision. Rated: 4/5 Nov 22, 2013 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Despite its flaws, the film remains a fascinating souvenir of a vanished avant-garde. Nov 22, 2013 Full Review Variety Staff Variety On the face of it, this film represents six reels of scraped together footage from off the cutting room floor. A more vague or hopeless mess could not have resulted. May 8, 2007 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...a series of short vignettes reflect on art and life...retains a dazzling, mystical allure to this day... Rated: 4/5 Jan 23, 2024 Full Review Carson Timar ClapperCast Truly one of the best films ever made. An honest capturing of the artistic soul and the mirror that develops within one’s art that reflects the creator’s soul. Aug 17, 2023 Full Review Zita Short InSession Film These individual moments come together to produce a stunning fifty-two minute fever dream of a film. Feb 1, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Luca D A great hours worth of spoken, and visual poetry. Along with great pantomime performances and set design. Definitely worth watching if youre interested in surrealism from the early 20th century. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/24 Full Review Logan D Rotten Tomatoes: Critics-95% (21 reviews); Audience-85% Sculptor. Mirrors. Dead boy. Card Game. The first of Cocteau's Orpheus trilogy, this Avant-guard surreal film features 4 loosely connected stories featuring living statues, other realms, and an angel. Loved it. Cocteau is rapidly becoming one of my faves. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/07/23 Full Review william d From an historical perspective, i.e. as a stepping stone in the development of cinematic technique, Blood of a Poet may be interesting. But as entertainment, or even as an avant garde exercise, the film just doesn't cut it, Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Cocteau's debut feature is divided into four sections. Things happen. Statues come to life. People step through mirrors into hotels. A snowball turns out to be a chunk of marble. It's often mislabeled a "surrealist" film. Cocteau is clearly not engaged in the same sort of activity as the surrealists and their ilk. Perhaps that's why I feel a lot less engaged by this admittedly brilliant but, personally, underwhelming film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Groundbreaking. Mind-bending. Hugely personal work with gorgeous score by Auric. Really, this movie can't be beat. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Jean Cocteau's 1930 film "The Blood of a Poet" is a surrealist film split up into four parts, but what do these parts mean? It is an incredibly well-made film and has an almost dream like structure. People come and go as do objects and images. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Jean Cocteau's abstract collection of images loosely connected to the feelings within a poet's heart and soul.
Director
Jean Cocteau
Producer
Le Vicomte de Noailles
Screenwriter
Jean Cocteau
Distributor
Criterion Collection
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 1930, Original
Runtime
1h 0m
Sound Mix
Mono