Diary of a Film by Nicholas Elliott, QC

"I'm woken by unbearable pain and since I can't sleep or pace back and forth, I relieve myself by taking this notebook and attempting to cry out my pain to the unknown friends who will read these lines. They exist. I know them without knowing them. I can just see them in the shadows." -Jean Cocteau Beginning on August 26, 1945, the day before shooting began, until June 1, 1946, the day after the film was first screened, Jean Cocteau kept a diary of the making of his masterpiece Beauty and the Beast. Throughout he details every stage of production, as he faces and surmounts numerous obstacles including severe problems with his health, and ultimately the great pleasures of camaraderie with his remarkable collaborators: Jean Marais, Henri Alekan, and Christian Berard, amongst others. New English translation by Nicholas Elliott. "I wonder if these hard days might be the sweetest of my life. Full of friendship, affectionate arguments, laughter, and control over fleeting time." -Jean Cocteau

Book Information
ISBN 9780999468395
Author Nicholas Elliott
Format Hardback
Page Count 162
Imprint Film Desk Books
Publisher Film Desk Books