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Studio Canal
Directed by: Jean Cocteau
“Poets . . . shed not only the red blood of their hearts but the white blood of their souls,” proclaimed Jean Cocteau of his groundbreaking first film—an exploration of the plight of the artist, the power of metaphor and the relationship between art and dreams. One of cinema’s great experiments, this first installment of the Orphic Trilogy stretches the medium to its limits in an effort to capture the poet’s obsession with the struggle between the forces of life and death. Criterion is proud to present The Blood of a Poet (Le sang d’un poète).
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-5 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Documentary, Gallery, Text, Filmography, Insert
- A collection of rare behind-the-scenes photos
- Jean Cocteau: Autobiography of an Unknown (1984), a feature-length documentary
- A transcript of Cocteau’s lecture given at a 1932 screening of Blood of a Poet, and a 1946 essay by Cocteau
- A Cocteau bibliofilmography
- Insert feauring a 1946 essay by Jean Cocteau
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Release Credits
Artwork: Gordon Reynolds
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Release Notes on Restoration
The Blood of a Poet
The Blood of a Poet is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. This digital transfer was created from the 35mm intermediate positive, made from the original camera negative. The sound was mastered from a 35mm optical soundtrack negative. The sound was carefully restored, using digital tools to minimize such audio artifacts as film pops, clicks, hums, crackle, and his.