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

A surreal theatrical tableau unfolds during the filming of Jean Cocteau's "Le Testament d’Orphée" in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1959. Director Jean Cocteau, in a tan overcoat, stands beside a seated Francine Weisweiller in period dress, accompanied by actors including Edouard Dermit. Observing the fantastical scene from the ivy-covered balcony above are fellow artists Alberto Magnelli, Pablo Picasso, and Renato Guttuso.


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