{"product_id":"the-blood-of-a-poet-a-film-a-hugo-edition-of-the-bodley-press","title":"The Blood of a Poet: A Film (A Hugo Edition of the Bodley Press)","description":"53 pp. Translated from the French by Lily Pons. Jean Cocteau, (born July 5, 1889, Maisons-Laffitte, near Paris, France—died October 11, 1963, Milly-la-Forêt, near Paris), French poet, librettist, novelist, actor, film director, and painter. Some of his most important works include the poem L'Ange Heurtebise (1925; “The Angel Heurtebise”); the play Orphée (1926; Orpheus); the novels Les Enfants terribles (1929; “The Incorrigible Children”; Eng. trans. Children of the Game or The Holy Terrors) and La Machine infernale (1934; The Infernal Machine); and his surrealistic motion pictures Le Sang d'un poète (1930; The Blood of a Poet) and La Belle et la bête (1946; Beauty and the Beast). The Blood of a Poet (French: Le sang d'un poète) (1930) is an avant-garde film directed by Jean Cocteau, financed by Charles de Noailles and starring Enrique Riveros, a Chilean actor who had a successful career in European films. Photographer Lee Miller made her only film appearance in this movie, which features an appearance by the famed aerialist Barbette. It is the first part of The Orphic Trilogy, which is continued in Orphée (1950) and concludes with Testament of Orpheus (1960). The Blood of a Poet is divided into four sections. In section one, an artist sketches a face and is startled when its mouth starts moving. He rubs out the mouth, only to discover that it has transferred to the palm of his hand. After experimenting with the hand for a while and falling asleep, the artist awakens and places the mouth over the mouth of a female statue.","brand":"The Bodley Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40511908773958,"sku":"2331382","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2331382.jpg?v=1676691181","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blood-of-a-poet-a-film-a-hugo-edition-of-the-bodley-press","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}