The Art of Cinema
Among several occasional pieces, Cocteau comments on the movie stars he admires - Marlene Dietrich, Brigitte Bardot, James Dean and Robert Montgomery - as well as the achievements of such great directors as Chaplin and Orson Welles. The final section in this volume contains what is perhaps the most remarkable and unique material, offering insights into the mind of a visual poet through the previously unpublished synopses of unrealized film projects. Cocteau's two screenplays The Blood of a Poet and The Testament of Orpheus are published together by Marion Boyars under the title Two Screenplays.