And this evening again I saw Orphée (1949). The age of DVDs makes it so easy to watch a film over and over again. Something that was utterly unimaginable in my undergraduate days.
La Princesse (la Mort) is Maria Casares, la española. Her beauty is overwhelming. But she was born in 1922, which means she was only 26 or so when Orphée was filmed. A girl in her mid-twenties? Hard to believe.
So at the time of Enfants du paradis she was even younger... I have to watch it again. Then Dames du bois de Boulogne (1944?) by Bresson, too. I think Cocteau was involved in the production of this Bresson film based on a short story by Diderot.
I hope they have video cassettes or DVDs at the audio-visual library. We'll see!
