I've loved Juliette Greco ever since my father brought one of her records home c. 1960.
It was her recording of Pirate Jenny that turned me onto Brecht/Weill.
I'm not sure whether Cocteau intends us to love Orphee or not. Obviously he loved Jean Marais- and saw something in him that the rest of us don't. It's a singularly charmless performance.
But Marais charmlessness works within the context of the movie. This is the artist as self-obsessed heel. And Marais has enough physical presence to ensure that we keep on watching him.
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Date: 2006-04-10 03:06 am (UTC)It was her recording of Pirate Jenny that turned me onto Brecht/Weill.
I'm not sure whether Cocteau intends us to love Orphee or not. Obviously he loved Jean Marais- and saw something in him that the rest of us don't. It's a singularly charmless performance.
But Marais charmlessness works within the context of the movie. This is the artist as self-obsessed heel. And Marais has enough physical presence to ensure that we keep on watching him.