Directing
Jean Cocteau
- Career
Active from 1925 to 2024, with a break from 1965 to 1977, busiest in 2018 with 3 main titles.
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Orpheus89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.4
- Crime1.3, average 3.6
- Adrenaline2.7, average 4.8
- Violence2.1, average 4.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Psychological Drama 5
- French Cinema 4
- Visually Striking 3
- Symbolic Storytelling 3
- Forbidden Love 2
- Classic Film 2
- Avant-Garde 2
- Experimental Cinema 2
- Jean Cocteau Adaptation 2
- Jean Cocteau 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Jean MaraisActorOrpheus, Beauty and the Beast, The Eagle with Two Heads, Princess of Cleves, The Eternal Return, +2 more
Édouard DermitheActorOrpheus, Testament of Orpheus, La Villa Santo-Sospir, The Strange Ones
Georges AuricComposerOrpheus, Beauty and the Beast, The Blood of a Poet, The Storm Within
Aimé ClariondActorFrom Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain, The Phantom Baron
Michèle AlfaActorFrom Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain, The Four-Poster Bed
Mila ParélyActorBeauty and the Beast, The Four-Poster Bed
Odette JoyeuxActorThe Phantom Baron, The Four-Poster Bed
Gabrielle DorziatActorThe Phantom Baron, The Storm Within
Yvonne de BrayActorThe Eagle with Two Heads, The Storm Within
Henri CrémieuxActorOrpheus, Testament of Orpheus
François PérierActorOrpheus, Testament of Orpheus
Josette DayActorBeauty and the Beast, The Storm Within
Movies and TV shows
72Upcoming
1 title
Writer
2020s
7 titles · average score 80
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Writer, Dialogue
Original Story
Writer
GoodWatch score 80Theatre Play
2010s
10 titles · average score 61
Writer
Writer
GoodWatch score 72as (archive footage)
Theatre Play
Original Story
GoodWatch score 68Story
GoodWatch score 45Writer
2000s
2 titles
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
1990s
5 titles
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
1980s
4 titles · average score 51
Opera
GoodWatch score 51Theatre Play
1970s
6 titles
Original Story
Story
Theatre Play
1960s
9 titles · average score 66
GoodWatch score 68Theatre Play
GoodWatch score 65Dialogue, Scenario Writer
Theatre Play
as Narrator (voice)
Theatre Play
Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 59Adaptation, Writer
GoodWatch score 71as Le poète
GoodWatch score 69as Narrator (Afterword)
1950s
11 titles · average score 69
GoodWatch score 59Theatre Play
Writer
Writer
GoodWatch score 54Director
Writer
Screenplay
Theatre Play
GoodWatch score 68Director
Writer
GoodWatch score 89as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 75as Narrator (voice)
1940s
15 titles · average score 77
as Narrator (voice)
GoodWatch score 66Theatre Play, Writer
GoodWatch score 85as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Adaptation
GoodWatch score 69Theatre Play
GoodWatch score 86as The Voice of Magic (uncredited)
GoodWatch score 86Dialogue
as Reciter (voice)
as Le baron Julius Carol - le baron fantôme
GoodWatch score 72Screenplay
Screenplay
Adaptation
1930s
1 title · average score 76
GoodWatch score 76as Bit Part (uncredited)
1920s
1 title
Director