Jean Cocteau, Edouard Dermit, Francine Weisweiller during filming of "Le Testament d’Orphée", film of Jean Cocteau. Alberto Magnelli, Susi Magnelli, Michele Sapone, Pablo Picasso, Renato Guttuso. During film Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1959. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Jean Cocteau, Edouard Dermit, Francine Weisweiller during filming of "Le Testament d’Orphée", film of Jean Cocteau. Alberto Magnelli, Susi Magnelli, Michele Sapone, Pablo Picasso, Renato Guttuso. During film Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1959.

A behind-the-scenes view from the set of "Le Testament d’Orphée" in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1959. Director Jean Cocteau oversees a scene with costumed actors, including Edouard Dermit and Francine Weisweiller. Watching the filming from the second-floor balcony is an assembly of prominent artists and friends: Pablo Picasso, Alberto and Susi Magnelli, Michele Sapone, and Renato Guttuso. In the foreground, a clapperboard is prepared for the take.


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