Indiscretions | The Interplay of Human Affections
In the following essay, Knowles comments on the “interplay of human affections” and tragedy in Indiscrections. She explains that the text was a “pretext,” that Cocteau wanted the setting to drive his plays, and that “all concrete details” were “subordinated to the theme.”
The series of modern plays of which the matter is the interplay of human affections, and which derive none of their interest from mere scenic effects, is continued by Les Parents terribles, first performed on November 14th, 1938, at the Ambassadeurs. Cocteau had been made temporary director of this theatre by the Municipal Council of Paris, but had to resign after an argument with the Council and the Ministry of Education over an ill-advised invitation sent to Paris schools by the star Alice Cocéa. The play was transferred to the Bouffes-Parisiens, where it had a successful run....
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