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Los Angeles Times: Review: Jean Cocteau's masterful 1948 'Les Parents Terribles' is a treat for movie lovers


2018-07-12 (69 Days Old)Total Views: 22 | Last 7 Days: 1

In between the stark ravishment of 1946’s “Beauty and the Beast” and 1950’s edgy enchantment “Orpheus,” France’s art-hyphenate master Jean Cocteau filmed an adaptation of his ‘30s play “Les Parents Terribles.” A seriocomic corker about a breathstoppingly dysfunctional family starring “Beauty” leads...


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