Stepping inside the gates of the private estate villa santo sospir on capferrat, you are embarking upon a very unique lesson in art history. Villa santo sospir stjeancapferrat, france attractions lonely planet search lonely planet. It dominates cape santo sospir, the last point on the map before. Shot in 1952, this is an amateur film done in 16mm, a sort of home movie in which cocteau takes the viewer on a tour of a friends villa on the french coast a major location used in testament of orpheus. Villa santosospir demeure hotel particulier saintjean. Here it seemed cocteau was able to experiment with his art it didnt hurt to have the financial backing of francine either. Guided tours of the villa, typically lasting 45 minutes and peppered. 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. The film is a room by room viewing of the villa a place that cocteau decorated in the early 1950s. It features a tour of his decorative art at the villa santo sospir and of his home in villefranchesurmer.
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. Guided tours of this private building are offered to the public. Villa santo sospir stjeancapferrat 2020 all you need. Villa santo sospir is located on the road leading to the cap ferrat lighthouse, and was decorated by jean cocteau. View all hotels near villa santo sospir on tripadvisor. An image of bookshelves cleverly set into a wall painted by jean cocteau sent us looking for its origin. Villa santo sospir is a villa located in saintjeancapferrat, on the french riviera. Fortunately, at the villa santo sospir they actually can. 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 santo sospir stjeancapferrat, france attractions. Villa santosospir belongs to madame alec weisweiller, says the narrator. Villa il santo strada petrognano 27, 50021 barberino val delsa fi.
The villa that jean cocteau tattooed, currently undergoing refurbishing works, will come alive in paris 7th arrondissement and at paul bert serpette antiques market for the duration of the exhibition santo sospir. Shot between 19501952, this is an amateur film done in 16mm, a sort of home movie in which cocteau takes the viewer on a guided tour of the artwork done mostly by cocteau himself in francine weisweillers villa santo sospir at saintjeancapferat, on cote dazur, south of france. Cocteau also shows us several dozen paintings as well. Cocteau takes the viewer on a tour of a friends villa on the french coast a major location used in testament of orpheus. In 1995, the building was classified as a historic monument, open to the public by reservation. 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 legendary frescoes of jean cocteau and the unique interior of villa santo sospir. The film is a room by room viewing of the villaa place that cocteau decorated in the early 1950s. Guided tours of this private building are offered to the public by reservation only. The home also became a meeting ground for many wellknown people of. This 37minute film was made by jean cocteau in 1951, on 16 mm kodachrome. Lots of nice esoteric imagery if you know what youre looking for. Sommaire 1 synopsis 2 fiche technique 3 distribution 4 production 4.
A guided tour in a villa in saintjean cap ferrat, owned by millionaire francine weissweiller where cocteau was a guest for a long time, together with adopted son edouard dermit. En aout 1951, madame weisweiller, une jeune et belle mecene, demande. Santo sospir achat vente livre carole weisweiller michel. For a period of years, starting from the summer 1950, francine weisweiller would welcome her friend, artist jean cocteau, to her villa for six.
Watch jean cocteaus short film about the elegant house he. From the moment i received the invite to visit villa santo sospir i knew this was going to be something special. 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. Away from santo sospir, the decor that laurence and denis have recreated takes the visitor on a. Quand je travaillais a santo sospir, je devenais moimeme et ces murs parlaient a ma place. The history of santo sospir, francine weisweiller s villa. Posts about villa santo sospir written by access riviera. The house itself is heavily decorated, mostly by cocteau and a bit by picasso, and we are given an extensive tour of the artwork. Indeed, most of them are simple outlines, rendered. According to wikipedia, pablo picasso also decorated a small portion of the housethough who did what isnt discussed in the film. You can see that cocteaus art is heavily influenced by his friends picasso, chagall and matisse and viceversa. Vedi tutti gli hotel vicino a villa santo sospir su tripadvisor. Over the next years, cocteau lived on and off at villa santo sospir, continuing to tattoo the house.
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