In his final film, Jean Cocteau brilliantly evokes memories of his past triumphs, BLOOD OF A POET and ORPHEUS. Cocteau casts himself as an aging poet who knows he is dying; his greatest desire is to be reborn so he can qualify for celestial immortality. The stellar cast includes French favorites Jean-Pierre Laud, Jean Marais and Franois Perier, with Hollywood's Yul Brynner and Charles Aznavour and also artist Pablo Picasso.