True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing. - Jean Cocteau

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True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.

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About Jean Cocteau

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, novelist, painter, and filmmaker.

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Alternative Names: Clément Eugène Jean Pierre Cocteau Zhan Kokto Eugène Jean Maurice Cocteau Eugene Jean Maurice Cocteau
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