France,
1960, 83 min
Directed by:
Jean CocteauScreenplay:
Jean CocteauCinematography:
Roland PontoizeauCast:
Jean Cocteau, Yul Brynner, Lucia Bosé, Charles Aznavour, Claudine Auger, François Périer, Daniel Gélin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean Marais, Pablo Picasso (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Outside time and reality, the experiences of a poet. The judgment of the young poet by Heurtebise and the Princess, the Gypsies, the palace of Pallas Athena, the spear of the Goddess which pierces the poet's heart, the temptation of the Sphinx, the flight of Oedipus and the final Assumption. (StudioCanal UK)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1961 - Best Film
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1960 - Jean Cocteau (Golden Shell for Best Film)