Jean Cocteau during filming of "Le Testament d’Orphée", film of Jean Cocteau. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1959.
With a focused, slightly smiling expression, Jean Cocteau peers through the viewfinder of a large motion picture camera during the filming of his cinematic work, "Le Testament d’Orphée," in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1959. The filmmaker operates the bulky apparatus, complete with a square matte box, which is mounted on a heavy-duty tripod in a sunlit garden. The composition, framed by the backs of two other people, provides an intimate, behind-the-scenes perspective of the director at work.
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