La Villa Santo-Sospir

1952 0h 36m FR

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 18

Documentary

Synopsis

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Cocteau takes the viewer on a tour of a friend's villa on the French coast (a major location used in Testament of Orpheus). The house itself is heavily decorated, mostly by Cocteau (and a bit by Picasso), and we are given an extensive tour of the artwork. Cocteau also shows us several dozen paintings as well. Most cover mythological themes, of course. He also proudly shows paintings by Edouard Dermithe and Jean Marais and plays around his own home in Villefranche.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean Cocteau
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Édouard Dermithe
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Francine Weisweiller
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean Cocteau
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 36-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean Cocteau, shot by Wladimir Ivanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Jean Cocteau and Édouard Dermithe and Francine Weisweiller carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0206394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jean Cocteau directs. Wladimir Ivanov behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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1Tight 36-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Jean Cocteau, shot by Wladimir Ivanov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Jean Cocteau and Édouard Dermithe and Francine Weisweiller carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0206394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.