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.

In Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 1959, during the filming of "Le Testament d’Orphée," artists Alberto Magnelli, Pablo Picasso, and Renato Guttuso observe from a balcony. Below, a surreal tableau is arranged for the camera. Director Jean Cocteau, in an overcoat, stands beside Francine Weisweiller, who holds a parasol. To their left, a shirtless Edouard Dermit lies on the ground, looking up at a kneeling figure disguised by a large, floppy-eared animal mask.


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