Francine Weisweiller. On the balcony Pablo Picaso and Alberto Magnelli. During filming of "Le Testament d’Orphée", film of Jean Cocteau. At Villa Santo Sospir of Francine Weisweiller. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1959.
Director Jean Cocteau, in a light-colored suit, orchestrates a scene for his film "Le Testament d’Orphée" in the gardens of Villa Santo Sospir. As an actress in a period gown stands ready with her parasol, artists Pablo Picasso and Alberto Magnelli watch from the balcony above. The behind-the-scenes moment, surrounded by film equipment and lush foliage, is captured at the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat home of their host, Francine Weisweiller, in 1959.
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