COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963) 
Coriolan.
Manuscrit autographe. Une page in-4 à l'encr…
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COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963)

Coriolan. Manuscrit autographe. Une page in-4 à l'encre noire sur papier à en-tête de la rue Montpensier. Scénario de Coriolan, film de Jean Cocteau jamais montré au public. Il fut réalisé à l'été 1947 dans sa maison à Milly-la-Forêt. C'est Henri Filipacchi seul et unique membre de l'équipe technique qui tenait la caméra. Cocteau joue le rôle du magicien, Jean Marais et Josette Day avec qui il tournait la Belle et la bête et quelques figurants dont Jean Genet font partie de l'équipe. Henri Filipacchi en conserva l'unique copie (en raison du type de pellicule employé, il n'était pas possible de tirer de négatif). Le film fut projeté quelquefois dans son appartement de la rue d'Assas pour quelques privilégiés dont Roberto Rosselini, Simone Signoret ou Micheline Presle. Le film appartient toujours aux héritiers d'Henri Filipacchi qui respectent la volonté de Cocteau de ne pas montrer cette oeuvre au public. Coriolan devant rester son «chef d'oeuvre inconnu», ce manuscrit est en dehors de la bobine elle-même la seule trace qui demeure de cette oeuvre mythique.

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COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963)

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