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A Love of Love
Jean Cocteau's White Paper argued for radical acceptance of queer people.
Aug 19 • 
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The Final Word
Jean Cocteau wrote his own elegy with 1960's Le Testament d'Orphée.
Jul 1 • 
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Bloom & Gloom
Jean Cocteau's earliest mentor had quite the reputation.
Jun 7 • 
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VIDEO: PRS Talk 6 Apr. 2025
Relive the discussion and Q&A of Orpheus (1950)!
May 7 • 
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Club Classics
Le Boeuf sur le Toit and what it has to do with today's subculture. "I'm everywhere, I'm so Jean Cocteau" could have been the lyric...
May 1 • 
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Monsieur Bébé
Raymond Radiguet exploited Cocteau's love for him and left a trail of destruction in his wake.
Apr 15 • 
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This Charming Man
Jean Cocteau's all over the New Wave, if you know where to look.
Feb 3 • 
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The Message
The last thing Jean Cocteau ever did was speak to the year 2000.
Jan 16 • 
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In The Zone
How Jean Cocteau's Orphée (1950) set the table for the New Wave drawing from his own and Greek mythology.
Dec 1, 2024 • 
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Jeannot & Jean
Cocteau's greatest love made him one half of the first gay power couple.
Nov 1, 2024 • 
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VIDEO: PRS Talk 4 Sept. 2024
Missed out? Want to relive the fun?
Oct 22, 2024 • 
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Jean & Coco
Without Chanel, Cocteau may have died well before his time.
Oct 1, 2024 • 
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