Jean Cocteau
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Official Selection, FIFA 2026
Poet, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, and openly gay figure, Jean Cocteau was a visionary whose influence profoundly shaped the 20th century and continues to resonate today. Through rare archival footage, personal interviews, and excerpts from his boldest works, this documentary offers a vivid portrait of an unclassifiable figure navigating between success and controversy. (FIFA)
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