Cocteau, Jean
Cocteau, Jean ( 1889 – 1963 ),French poet, novelist, dramatist, film director, and critic. He was prominently associated with Modernism in literature, art, music, ballet, and the cinema, collaborating with many of the leading figures in Europe, such as Diaghilev, Picasso , and Stravinsky . He produced numerous volumes of poetry; novels, including Le Grand Écart ( 1923 ; The Grand Écart, 1925 ) and Les Enfants terribles ( 1929 ; English trans. 1930 , and, as Children of the Game, 1955 ); several sketches for ballets, including Parade ( 1917 ); films, such as La Belle et la beˆte ( 1945 ); and plays, including Orphée ( 1926 ; English trans. 1933 ) and La Machine infernale ( 1934 ; The Infernal Machine, 1936 ), a reworking of the Oedipus myth.
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