The Blood of a Poet

It is a dreamlike, highly stylized journey through surreal imagery and philosophical questioning.

Directed by

Jean Cocteau

Genres

Fantasy

Starring

Enrique Rivero, Elizabeth Lee Miller, Pauline Carton

Overview

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.

How it feels

Eerie, absurd and melancholic. Measured and demanding.

About

Art, death, identity, madness

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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