Jean Cocteau acting in his last film "Le Testament d’Orphée". He asked many of his friends to appear, amongst others Francine Weisweiller and on the balcony Italian painters Renato Guttuso and Alberto Magnelli, Pablo Picasso and Pablo Picasso's tailor Michele Sapone. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1959.
Jean Cocteau acts in a surreal garden tableau for his final film, "Le Testament d’Orphée". Dressed in a light-colored suit, he strikes a dramatic pose beside Francine Weisweiller, who holds a parasol in a high-collared white dress. Cocteau invited many friends to appear in the production; watching intently from the ivy-covered balcony are Italian painters Renato Guttuso and Alberto Magnelli, Pablo Picasso, and Picasso’s tailor, Michele Sapone. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1959.
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