Review of The Blood of a Poet (1932) by Al M — 10 Jun 2009
Brilliant surrealistic exploration of the artist and his/her relation to pain, death, life, and dreams. Beautiful and compelling images follow one upon another as Cocteau constructs a dreamlike world akin to the ones Bunuel builds in Un Chien Andalou and L'Age D'or, but Cocteau does so with more of narrative arc.
Techinically a talkie, Cocteau's film still relies mostly upon its breathtaking images to convey its stories and themes, the ultimate theme being the marks that art leaves upon the artist, the wounds that are so deep that they can even colonize other spaces and people.
This review of The Blood of a Poet (1932) was written by Al M on 10 Jun 2009.
The Blood of a Poet has generally received very positive reviews.
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