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Old 08-20-2005, 09:42 AM   #1 of 9
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MORE DIRECTORS CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #306 - THE FILMS OF JEAN COCTEAU


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Volume #306 - Jean Cocteau

The Testament of Orpheus (1960)
8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
La Villa Santo-Sospir (1952)
Coriolan (1950)
Orpheus (1949)
Les Parents Terribles (1948)
The Eagle Has Two Heads (1948)
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
The Blood of a Poet (1930)
Jean Cocteau fait du cinèma (1925)




My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: (Toronto International Film Festival) Deadgirl (2008,Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel) 2/5, Fear Me Not (2008,Kristian Levring) 3/5, Flame & Citron (2008,Ole Christian Madsen) 3/5, Detroit Metal City (2008,Toshio Lee) 1/5, Zift (2008,Javor Gardev) 4/5, Vinyan (2008,Fabrice Du Welz) 2/5, All Around Us (2008,Ryosuke Hashiguchi) 5/5, Linha de Passe (2008,Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas) 3/5, The Sky Crawlers (2008,Mamoru Oshii) 3/5, Achilles and the Tortoise (2008,Takeshi Kitano) 5/5, JCVD (2008,Mabrouk El Mechri) 1/5, Waltz with Bashir (2008,Ari Folman) 4/5, Plus Tard, tu Comprendras (2008,Amos Gitai) 2/5, Hamlet 2 (2008,Andrew Fleming) 4/5, Pineapple Express (2008,David Gordon Green) 3/5
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Old 08-20-2005, 09:43 AM   #2 of 9
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Titles in RED are theatrical screenings

Jean Cocteau
Jul 5, 1889 - Oct 11, 1963

The Testament of Orpheus (1960) (Own the DVD, haven't watched it yet)
8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
La Villa Santo-Sospir (1952)
Coriolan (1950)
Orpheus (1949) (Own the DVD, haven't watched it yet)
Les Parents Terribles (1948)
The Eagle Has Two Heads (1948)
Beauty and the Beast (1946) (Own the DVD)
The Blood of a Poet (1930) (Own the DVD)
Jean Cocteau fait du cinèma (1925)


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My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: (Toronto International Film Festival) Deadgirl (2008,Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel) 2/5, Fear Me Not (2008,Kristian Levring) 3/5, Flame & Citron (2008,Ole Christian Madsen) 3/5, Detroit Metal City (2008,Toshio Lee) 1/5, Zift (2008,Javor Gardev) 4/5, Vinyan (2008,Fabrice Du Welz) 2/5, All Around Us (2008,Ryosuke Hashiguchi) 5/5, Linha de Passe (2008,Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas) 3/5, The Sky Crawlers (2008,Mamoru Oshii) 3/5, Achilles and the Tortoise (2008,Takeshi Kitano) 5/5, JCVD (2008,Mabrouk El Mechri) 1/5, Waltz with Bashir (2008,Ari Folman) 4/5, Plus Tard, tu Comprendras (2008,Amos Gitai) 2/5, Hamlet 2 (2008,Andrew Fleming) 4/5, Pineapple Express (2008,David Gordon Green) 3/5

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Old 08-20-2005, 09:53 AM   #3 of 9
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Beauty and the Beast and the Orphic Trilogy.



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Old 08-20-2005, 10:04 AM   #4 of 9
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Old 08-20-2005, 10:09 AM   #5 of 9
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Beauty and the Beast (1946)
The Blood of a Poet (1930)



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Old 08-20-2005, 10:24 AM   #6 of 9
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The Testament of Orpheus (1960)
8 X 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
La Villa Santo-Sospir (1952)
Coriolan (1950)
Orpheus (1949)
Les Parents Terribles (1948)
The Eagle Has Two Heads (1948)
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
The Blood of a Poet (1930)

Jean Cocteau fait du cinèma (1925)



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Old 08-20-2005, 01:30 PM   #7 of 9
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In order of merit:


1.Orpheus (1949) ****
2.Beauty and the Beast (1946) ****
3.Les Parents Terribles (1948) ***
4.The Blood of a Poet (1930) ***
5.The Testament of Orpheus (1960) ***
6.The Eagle Has Two Heads (1948) **1/2
7.La Villa Santo-Sospir (1952) **1/2
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Old 08-21-2005, 02:59 AM   #8 of 9
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1. The Testament of Orpheus - B+
2. Beauty and the Beast - B
3. Orpheus - B
4. Blood of a Poet - C+


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