Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
The Blood of a Poet
TITLE DETAILS

The Blood of a Poet

1932-01-20 · 55 min · ★ 7.0

Fantasy

In a poet’s room, an armless statue abruptly comes to life. It invites the poet to step through a mirror and to discover another world. Strange places and characters present themselves to him. The poet tears himself away from these twisted fascinations and returns, with some difficulty, to his room.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Jean Cocteau
Production companies
Vicomte de Noailles
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Enrique RiveroEnrique RiveroPoet
Elizabeth Lee MillerStatue
Pauline CartonPauline CartonThe child trainer
Odette TalazacOdette Talazac
Jean DesbordesLouis XV Friend
Fernand Dichamps
Lucien JagerA spectator in a box
Féral BengaBlack Angel
BarbetteA spectator
Jean CocteauJean CocteauBit Part (uncredited)

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Streaming

Criterion Channel

View authorized watch options on TMDb

Recommendations

Legend
★ 6.3
Legend1985Fantasy

Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
★ 6.4
A Midsummer Night's Dream1999Fantasy

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

The King and the Mockingbird
★ 7.8
The King and the Mockingbird1980Fantasy

A young shepherdess and a chimneysweep plan to get married and escape the clutches of a tyrannical king in love with her, assisted by the guile of a cheeky mockingbird, the king's archenemy.

The Painting
★ 7.0
The Painting2011Fantasy

Three characters living in an unfinished painting venture out into the real world in search of their creator to convince him to finish his work.

Peter Ibbetson
★ 7.0
Peter Ibbetson1935Fantasy

When his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project with the Duke and Duchess of Towers. When Peter and the duchess become great friends, she reveals that she is Mary — but the duke soon suspects his wife of infidelity and challenges Peter to a duel, threatening the pair's second chance.

Somewhere in Time
★ 7.5
Somewhere in Time1980Fantasy

Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.

The Princess Bride
★ 7.7
The Princess Bride1987Fantasy

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

Edward Scissorhands
★ 7.7
Edward Scissorhands1990Fantasy

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

MirrorMask
★ 6.5
MirrorMask2005Fantasy

In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.

The Bishop's Wife
★ 7.1
The Bishop's Wife1947Fantasy

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.

Mannequin Two: On the Move
★ 5.8
Mannequin Two: On the Move1991Fantasy

Although Jason works as a department store clerk, he is also a reincarnated prince. Long ago, his beloved Jessie was snatched away from him by an evil wizard who used his powers to transform her into wooden statue. Now Jessie is in Jason's department store as a mannequin. When he encounters her, she awakens from her thousand-year sleep. They quickly revive their romance, but the evil wizard has been reincarnated as well, and he's up to no good.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
★ 6.1
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey2025Fantasy

Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present... and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.

Unicorn Store
★ 5.9
Unicorn Store2017Fantasy

A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
★ 6.8
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947Fantasy

Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy, where he has difficulty differentiating between fact and fiction.

The Raven
★ 6.4
The Raven1963Fantasy

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

Bedtime Stories
★ 6.2
Bedtime Stories2008Fantasy

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality. Can a bewildered Skeeter manage his own unruly fantasies now that the outrageous characters and situations from his mind have morphed into actual people and events?

The Nutcracker
★ 5.8
The Nutcracker1993Fantasy

On Christmas Eve, a little girl named Marie falls asleep and dreams herself into a fantastic world in which her toys become larger than life. She meets up with the Nutcracker Prince who takes her on a journey to his kingdom and defends her from the Mouse King.

A Thousand Words
★ 6.1
A Thousand Words2012Fantasy

Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard. With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. Words have never failed Jack McCall, but now he’s got to stop talking and conjure up some outrageous ways to communicate or he’s a goner.

Knights of the Round Table
★ 6.0
Knights of the Round Table1953Fantasy

In Camelot, kingdom of Arthur and Merlin, Lancelot is well known for his courage and honor. But one day he must quit Camelot and the Queen Guinevere's love, leaving the Round Table without protection.

Mr. Peek-a-Boo
★ 6.2
Mr. Peek-a-Boo1951Fantasy

Léon, a humble civil servant, has the unusual ability to walk through walls, however thick they are. One day, he falls madly in love with a charming hotel thief by the name of Suzan.

Similar titles

Monte Adrion
Not rated
Monte Adrion2018Fantasy

The mythical mountain of Monte Adrion (Biokovo) shows us pictures from your life.

My Oni Girl
★ 7.2
My Oni Girl2024Fantasy

A shy teenage boy's inability to say no is tested when a headstrong girl drags him on a mystical journey amid summer snow to find her missing mom.

The Seventh Seal
★ 8.1
The Seventh Seal1957Fantasy

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

Interview Record of New Artists
Not rated
Interview Record of New Artists2026Fantasy

Ghostbusters
★ 7.5
Ghostbusters1984Fantasy

After losing their university jobs, three parapsychologists start a ghost-catching business in New York City and uncover a supernatural threat that could destroy the world.

Knights of the Zodiac
★ 6.3
Knights of the Zodiac2023Fantasy

When a headstrong street orphan, Seiya, in search of his abducted sister unwittingly taps into hidden powers, he discovers he might be the only person alive who can protect a reincarnated goddess, sent to watch over humanity. Can he let his past go and embrace his destiny to become a Knight of the Zodiac?

Delirio
★ 3.9
Delirio2009Fantasy

After a nuclear attack, a magician takes shelter in a forest with his assistant to complete his biggest magic trick to date, The Creation, a trick that requires that you do some of the most inhumane things known to man.

Pure Air of the Mountain: For All and None
Not rated
Pure Air of the Mountain: For All and None2023Fantasy

In the heart of the mountain, an elusive and invisible observer witnesses an infamous spectacle. His voice comments on the sequence of events in the words of Nietzsche. In this splendid mountain landscape, a couple appears. Spenta, the man, and Angra, the woman, climb a steep peak. They wear similar clothes, their resemblance is amazing, their relationship is strange. To outsmart boredom Angra drags Spenta, initially unenthusiastic, into a game that he eventually gives in. From the top, the couple watches a marathon event that takes place in the valley. Angra, who is looking for an object of entertainment, has her sights set on a woman running through the crowd. Possessed, she courted the unknown and obtained her favors. She then manages to drag Spenta into her game. In this game, there will be no winner.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
★ 8.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring2001Fantasy

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.

Edward Scissorhands
★ 7.7
Edward Scissorhands1990Fantasy

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

Queen of Malacca
Not rated
Queen of MalaccaFantasy

In a world where criminal empires are built on blood, fear, and ancient prophecy, one woman dares to rewrite fate.

Nothing Lasts Forever
★ 6.3
Nothing Lasts Forever1984Fantasy

An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, who takes him to the moon on a Lunar Cruiser.

She
★ 5.7
She2019Fantasy

Olu is the tale of a girl who gets gang raped and sunk to the bottom of the backwaters where she can mysteriously survive and live for the next nine months -until she delivers her ‘baby from rape’.

Garum (Fantastic Contradictions)
★ 7.0
Garum (Fantastic Contradictions)1989Fantasy

Enric Germa, restless painter of paintings, travels to Garum to visit Norbre Estru, an art collector, married to Lebia, a beautiful and provocative woman, with whom he falls in love and with whom he maintains a passionate relationship with his back to her husband . Maia, Naga, Lasia and Rala, a group of splendid and magical women, dispute Enric's love. During your stay in Garum, you will experience fantastic situations and meet strange beings who will introduce you to unimaginable dimensions, which will lead you to a surprising and unexpected ending.

Thale 2
Not rated
Thale 2Fantasy

The continuing adventures of a Norwegian folk legend about a woman with a tale that comes to life.

Mahabharat
★ 8.0
Mahabharat1965Fantasy

A version of the epic Indian poem "The Mahabharata", telling the story of the war between the families of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, descending from the same ancestor.

The Legend of Secret Pass
★ 5.7
The Legend of Secret Pass2010Fantasy

A Native American teenager named Manu spends the summer with his grandfather high in the desert mountains. As a terrifying doom approaches, Manu must embrace his remarkable destiny and take on an incredible responsibility if he and his family are to thrive and survive.

Poster unavailable
Not rated
Metropol1986Fantasy

Tells the story of a young American couple who has an adventure in a strange, surreal Eastern European hotel

Tropical-Rouge! Precure: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring!
★ 5.4
Tropical-Rouge! Precure: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring!2021Fantasy

One day, the Tropical-Rouge Pretty Cure receive an amazing invitation from the Land of Snow, Shantia. They're holding a ceremony to celebrate Sharon becoming the new queen. They all depart to the sparkling world of snow. Laura, who wants to be the queen of the Mermaid Kingdom, befriends Sharon who gives her a beautiful ring. But just as they decide to keep a promise, a mysterious monster suddenly appears and locks everyone inside of the kingdom. When it seems like all hope is lost, the Heartcatch Pretty Cure team rush in and give them all a boost of motivation. And when their feelings become one, the ring transforms into the Snow Heartful Ring...

Youth Without Youth
★ 6.1
Youth Without Youth2007Fantasy

Professor of language and philosophy Dominic Matei is struck by lightning and ages backwards from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the world and the Nazis. While on the run, the professor meets a young woman who has her own experience with a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.