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He imagined a mythological and fantastical universe, a bestiary both joyful and unsettling in which the human figure merges with that of the animal in fascinating hybridizations. A friend of Jean Cocteau and former administrator of the Comédie-Française, the actor, filmmaker, poet, painter, and sculptor spent his final days in the South of France, in Grasse to be precise, and it was with the help of his friends Nini and Jo Pasquali that he took up another form of filmmaking in Vallauris: the potter's wheel. The City wished to honor this multifaceted artist in this space filled with the masterpieces in which he appeared on screen. Beauty and the Beast, Orpheus et Ghosts.
Free entry, Tuesday to Saturday from September to June, 10am to 12:15pm and 14pm to 17pm, closed on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st, November 11th and December 25th
Jean Marais Space
3 Avenue des Martyrs de la Résistance, Vallauris
Tel. 04 93 67 91 51
