Jean Marais
Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais, known professionally as Jean Marais, was a French actor, theatre director, painter, sculptor, visual artist, writer and photographer. In 1937, Marais became the lover of acclaimed poet, playwright and film director Jean Cocteau, who considered him his muse and directed him in multiple plays and films, notably Beauty and the Beast (1946). Following their relationship, Marais and Cocteau remained close friends and Marais later endeavored to keep Cocteau's legacy alive. During the post-war period, Marais was one France's major film stars and performed in various successful swashbuckler films In 1996, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his contributions to French cinema.
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🎬 Movies
School for Love
actor
1959
Le Bossu
actor
1959
La Vie à deux
actor
1958
Every Day Has Its Secret
actor
1958
La Tour, prends garde !
actor
1958
Amour de poche
actor
1957
S.O.S. Noronha
actor
1957
Typhon sur Nagasaki
actor
1957
White Nights
actor
1957
Toute la ville accuse
actor
1956
If Paris Were Told to Us
actor
1956
Elena and Her Men
actor
1956
Goubbiah, mon amour
actor
1956
Napoléon
actor
1955
Royal Affairs in Versailles
actor
1954
Boum sur Paris
actor
1954
The Count of Monte Cristo
actor
1954
Julietta
actor
1953
Le Guérisseur
actor
1953
The Call of Destiny
actor
1953
Voice of Silence
actor
1953
Dortoir des grandes
actor
1953
Les Amants de minuit
actor
1953
L'Amour, Madame
actor
1952
Nez de cuir
actor
1951
Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois
actor
1951
Orpheus
actor
1950
The Glass Castle
actor
1950