Cocteau
[kok-toh; French kawk-toh]
- Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/, 1889–1963, French author and painter.
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Contemporary Examples
Other themes are more character-based, such as the “Bowie, Cocteau, Visconti” section, in deference to dandies and dapper men.
Below, British band Massive Attack performed with guest singers Liz Fraser (of Cocteau Twins) and reggae legend Horace Andy.
"An actress of guts and daring," wrote Vincent Canby, then The New York Times theater critic, of that 1995 Cocteau turn of hers.
While Belle and the beast get friendly in the cartoon version, Cocteau's film is an exercise in stalking.
"There was something like a curse on this very noble boy," opined Cocteau.
Historical Examples
Leaving Cocteau to his task, I undertook another concert tour at the beginning of November.
An AutobiographyIgor Stravinsky
Cocteau
- Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1889–1963, French dramatist, novelist, poet, critic, designer, and film director. His works include the novel Les Enfants terribles (1929) and the play La Machine infernale (1934)
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