Adélaïde, Belle, Félicie and Ludovic are young adult siblings who once lived in grandeur until their father's merchant ships were lost at sea. The family is now near ruin, but…

Orphee is a poet who becomes obsessed with Death (the Princess). They fall in love. Orphee's wife, Eurydice, is killed by the Princess' henchmen and Orphee goes after her into…

A young artist draws a face at a canvas on his easel. Suddenly the mouth on the drawing comes into life and starts talking. The artist tries to wipe it…

The poet Jean Cocteau is lost in space-time. He has been in the 18th century and is now turning up at different moments in professor Langevin's life. The professor has…

In bliss, young Michel announces to his parents, Yvonne and Georges, that he wishes to marry Madeleine, the love of his life. However, his parents are appalled: possessive Yvonne can't…

While Jean-Pierre Melville was shooting Les enfants terribles (1950), Mrs Francine Weisweiller met Jean Cocteau. Shortly after that meeting, the owner invited the director to spend a vacation in her…