La Villa Santo-Sospir
1952 · 36 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 389 VOTES · DIR. Jean Cocteau
Overview
Cocteau takes the viewer on a tour of a friend's villa on the French coast (a major location used in Testament of Orpheus). The house itself is heavily decorated, mostly by Cocteau (and a bit by Picasso), and we are given an extensive tour of the artwork. Cocteau also shows us several dozen paintings as well. Most cover mythological themes, of course. He also proudly shows paintings by Edouard Dermithe and Jean Marais and plays around his own home in Villefranche.
Dialogue Timeline — 242 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:57 This film is not for judges.
00:01:35 I have too often advised young filmmakers to use 16 mm
00:02:12 The Kodachrome counter-type has its own way to transform colors
00:02:53 It dominates Cape Santo Sospir
00:03:38 Matisse told me that if you decorate one wall
00:05:37 I didn't need to dress the walls.
00:07:07 The next tattoo shows the evening sun.
00:08:56 We are in "Diana's Room".
00:10:10 because the insignificant lines must become significant.
00:11:34 forces us to proceed like acrobats.
00:12:16 having no retreat. That will give us one sleeper less...
00:13:24 Here is the saint on horseback on the centaur
00:15:56 Here is one flat-bread that hasn't been cut yet.
00:17:51 Facing us, Dionysus sleeps after having drunk.
00:19:30 Again, a hidden painting.
00:21:07 Satan is charming, of course. He tries to persuade.
00:23:06 in a studio under construction
00:24:41 actually consists of very vivid and numerous greens.
00:26:55 I write, paint, draw.
00:28:40 in the editing rooms where we are forbidden to smoke.
00:32:18 a result of the flat tones of modern tapestry.
00:33:50 The maid resembles some kind of insect
00:34:56 May he bring you luck, as he does for us.
01:09:05 the villa was tattooed.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed242
Dialogue density6.7 lines / min
First line00:00:57
Final line01:09:05
Production Record
DirectorJean Cocteau
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes389