Essay by David LeHardy Sweet During the making of 'Le Testament d'Orphee', legendary photographer and close friend to Cocteau, Lucien Clergue, was on hand to document the filming. The 100-plus duotone photographs reproduced in this book capture things either paradigmatic or unexpected in the work itself, providing both a window into the production process and a mirror of the director's cinematic intentions. A surreal, dreamlike and thought-provoking portrait of Cocteau himself.
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