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title: 'The Blood of a Poet (1932)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Cocteau'
released: '1932-01-20'
runtime_minutes: 55
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-blood-of-a-poet-1932'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021331/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Blood of a Poet (1932)

1932 · 55 min · Drama, Fantasy · France

Original title: Le Sang d'un poète
Part of: The Orphic Trilogy

## Synopsis

The Blood of a Poet is a 1932 avant-garde film directed by Jean Cocteau, financed by Charles de Noailles and starring Enrique Riveros, a Chilean actor who had a successful career in European films. Photographer Lee Miller made her only film appearance in this movie, which features an appearance by the famed aerialist Barbette. It is the first part of The Orphic Trilogy, which is continued in Orphée (1950) and concludes with Testament of Orpheus (1960).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean Cocteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-cocteau)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Cocteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-cocteau)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Auric](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-auric)
- **Producer:** [Charles de Noailles](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-de-noailles)
- **Director of Photography:** [Georges Périnal](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-perinal)

## Cast

- [Enrique Riveros](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-riveros)
- [Odette Talazac](https://cinepixo.com/people/odette-talazac)
- [Lee Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-miller)
- [Jean Desbordes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-desbordes)
- [Pauline Carton](https://cinepixo.com/people/pauline-carton)

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