Francine Weisweiller, "L'homme chien" (Guy Dute and Jean-Claude Petit). On the balcony Alberto Magnelli, Michele Sapone, Pablo Picasso, Renato Guttuso. During filming of "Le Testament d’Orphée", film of Jean Cocteau. At Villa Santo Sospir of Francine Weisweiller. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1959. - Photo by Edward Quinn

Francine Weisweiller, "L'homme chien" (Guy Dute and Jean-Claude Petit). On the balcony Alberto Magnelli, Michele Sapone, Pablo Picasso, Renato Guttuso. During filming of "Le Testament d’Orphée", film of Jean Cocteau. At Villa Santo Sospir of Francine Weisweiller. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1959.

During the filming of Jean Cocteau’s *Le Testament d’Orphée*, performers Guy Dute and Jean-Claude Petit enact the surreal 'homme chien' (dog-man) in the garden of the Villa Santo Sospir. Villa owner Francine Weisweiller stands nearby in turn-of-the-century costume, holding a parasol. Observing the curious spectacle from the ivy-covered balcony are artists Alberto Magnelli, Michele Sapone, Pablo Picasso, and Renato Guttuso. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1959.


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