{"id":50480,"date":"2020-08-20T22:45:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T05:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50480"},"modified":"2020-12-25T23:18:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T06:18:34","slug":"blood-of-a-poet-the-1930","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50480","title":{"rendered":"Blood of a Poet, The\/Sang D&#8217;Un Poete, Le (1930)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Is it not crazy to wake up statues?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Poster-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-50481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Poster-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Poster-90x128.jpg 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Poster-189x270.jpg 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Poster.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA poet (Enrico Rivero) experiences increasingly surreal events in his studio and after travelling through a mirror into a hotel.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experimental Films<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Jean Cocteau Films<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>Surrealism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary describes Jean Cocteau&#8217;s &#8220;first film&#8221; as &#8220;four segments, each expressing through a series of puzzling visuals (making use of various camera tricks) the difficulty a poet has in artistically confronting &#8216;reality&#8217;.&#8221; He notes that the &#8220;journey of [the] poet is [a] weird trip where visual metaphors and symbols are used to emphasize the <em>artist&#8217;s<\/em> break with traditional forms&#8221;, given that &#8220;statues come to life, people turn into statues, people pass through mirrors, a [girl] flies, [and] abstract images move about the frame&#8221;. He adds that while this &#8220;classic work has long been admired by Surrealists&#8221; and <em>avant-garde<\/em> filmmakers consider it &#8220;required viewing&#8221;, &#8220;others may have to fight boredom and confusion&#8221;. While I&#8217;m suitably impressed by some of the uniquely memorable imagery, I&#8217;ll admit I fall primarily into the latter category &#8212; though it&#8217;s short enough at just 50 minutes to not be a chore to get through. I ultimately agree with Peary that while it&#8217;s &#8220;not for all tastes&#8221; it&#8217;s &#8220;interesting considering who made it and how long ago it was made.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many memorably surreal images<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still2.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still2-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still2-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still2-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still3.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still3-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still3-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still3-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still4.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still4-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still4-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still4-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still5.png 706w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still5-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still5-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Blood-of-a-Poet-Still5-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s certainly worth a one-time look for its historical significance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0021331\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/brightlightsfilm.com\/black-silence-almost-violent-laughter-jean-cocteaus-orphic-trilogy\/\">Bright Lights Film Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3826&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/blood-of-a-poet-1930.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Is it not crazy to wake up statues?&#8221; Synopsis: A poet (Enrico Rivero) experiences increasingly surreal events in his studio and after travelling through a mirror into a hotel. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Experimental Films French Films Jean Cocteau Films Silent Films Surrealism Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary describes Jean Cocteau&#8217;s &#8220;first film&#8221; as &#8220;four segments, each expressing through a series of puzzling visuals (making use of various camera tricks) the difficulty a poet has in artistically confronting &#8216;reality&#8217;.&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50480\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50480"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59599,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50480\/revisions\/59599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}