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A love story by Jean Cocteau
Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholesome. Jealousy and a malevolent undercurrent intrude on their fantasy when Elisabeth invites the strange Agathe to stay with them -- and Paul is immediately attracted to her.Read moreLess
Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholesome. Jealousy and a malevolent undercurrent intrude on their fantasy when Elisabeth invites the strange Agathe to stay with them -- and Paul is immediately attracted to her.
The story
Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholesome. Jealousy and a malevolent undercurrent intrude on their fantasy when Elisabeth invites the strange Agathe to stay with them -- and Paul is immediately attracted to her.
Cast & crew
Nicole StéphaneElisabeth
Édouard DermithePaul
Renée CosimaDargelos / Agathe
Jacques BernardGerard
Jean CocteauNarrator (voice)
Jean-Marie RobainHeadmaster
Rachel DevirysCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Writer
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Editor
- Monique Bonnot
- Producer
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Director of Photography
- Henri Decaë
- Writer
- Jean Cocteau