The Blood of a Poet (1932)

01/20/1932 (FR) • Fantasy • 55m

Overview

In a poet’s room, an armless statue abruptly comes to life. It invites the poet to step through a mirror and to discover another world. Strange places and characters present themselves to him. The poet tears himself away from these twisted fascinations and returns, with some difficulty, to his room.

The Blood of a Poet (1932)

01/20/1932 (FR) • 55m

Fantasy

Overview

In a poet’s room, an armless statue abruptly comes to life. It invites the poet to step through a mirror and to discover another world. Strange places and characters present themselves to him. The poet tears himself away from these twisted fascinations and returns, with some difficulty, to his room.

Top Billed Cast

Poet

Elizabeth Lee Miller

Statue

The child trainer

Louis XV Friend

Fernand Dichamps

A spectator in a box

Black Angel

A spectator

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Part of the The Orphic Trilogy

Includes The Blood of a Poet, Orpheus, Testament of Orpheus

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

hotel

artist

mythology

painter

poet

snow

snowball fight

oneiric

statue

portrait painter

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