The Blood of a Poet (1932)
Original title: Le sang d'un poète / The Blood of a Poet
1932 · 55 min
Cast
Enrique Rivero Lee Miller Pauline Carton 
Odette Talazac Jean Desbordes Fernand Dichamps
Credits
Written by: 
Jean Cocteau
Plot
In a poet's room, a statue comes alive and invites him through a mirror into a world of dream images.
Sinekatalog’s take
Jean Cocteau's debut is a surreal, poetic landmark of avant-garde film, strange and beautiful.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (8,112 votes)
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