Weisweillers villa in saintjeancapferat, on cote dazur, which was decorated by jean cocteau. Francine weisweiller and jean cocteau became close friends, with cocteau and some of his entourage living with her in her villa santo sospir at saintjeancapferrat from 1950 to the early 1960s. Villa santo sospir stjeancapferrat 2020 all you need. In 1950, painter, filmmaker and bohemian allrounder jean cocteau came for dinner. Vedi tutti gli hotel vicino a villa santo sospir su tripadvisor. Dibuat pada tahun 1952, ini adalah film amatir yang dibuat dalam ukuran 16mm, semacam film rumahan di mana cocteau membawa pemirsa ke tur vila teman di pantai prancis lokasi utama yang digunakan dalam testament of orpheus. It dominates cape santo sospir, the last point on the map before. Lots of nice esoteric imagery if you know what youre looking for. For a period of years, starting from the summer 1950, francine weisweiller would welcome her. Fortunately, at the villa santo sospir they actually can. Long home to the weisweiller family, patrons of jean cocteau, this villa contains a fabulous series of cocteaus original frescoes. Cocteau brings the viewer around a home he painted in 1950, the quality of the 16mm film is good enough that you can certainly appreciate his work which covers. Villa santosospir belongs to madame alec weisweiller, says the narrator.
In 1949, the poet jean cocteau, during the shooting of enfants terrible a film based on his famous novel and shot by a young film maker of the time, jean pierre. Villa santosospir demeure hotel particulier saintjean. Watch jean cocteaus short film about the elegant house he. Its a museum within a residence, a house that is a piece of art history. Santo sospir achat vente livre carole weisweiller michel. According to wikipedia, pablo picasso also decorated a small portion of the housethough who did what isnt discussed in the film. Over the next years, cocteau lived on and off at villa santo sospir, continuing to tattoo the house. The gated entrance to the villa s grounds is unassuming, simply marked by two pale stone pillars with santo sospir spelled out in black wrought iron letters. The white walls of the newly built villa werent to his taste, so he proceeded to fresco nude greek mythological dreamscapes above the fireplace. From the moment i received the invite to visit villa santo sospir i knew this was going to be something special.
An image of bookshelves cleverly set into a wall painted by jean cocteau sent us looking for its origin. The film is a room by room viewing of the villa a place that cocteau decorated in the early 1950s. The home also became a meeting ground for many wellknown people of the time. In 1950 cocteau asked francine weisweiller 19162003 if he could paint the living room, and soon the entire villa was covered with mythological figures, geometrical. You can see that cocteaus art is heavily influenced by his friends picasso, chagall and matisse and viceversa. In 1949, the poet jean cocteau, during the shooting of enfants terrible a film based on his famous novel and shot by a young film maker of the time, jean pierre melville met francine weisweiller. Guided tours of this private building are offered to the public by reservation only. In 1995, the building was classified as a historic monument, open to the public by reservation. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 production 4.
The legendary frescoes of jean cocteau and the unique interior of villa santo sospir. Cocteau brings the viewer around a home he painted in 1950, the quality of the 16mm film is good enough that you can certainly appreciate his work which covers the walls and doors of the island villa. Villa santo sospir stjeancapferrat, france attractions. Quelques jours apres son arrivee, jean cocteau dira. En aout 1951, madame weisweiller, une jeune et belle mecene, demande.