![]() The main elements of this exterior are the omnipresent water, crossed by numerous footbridges, the colours of the flowerbeds (roses, peonies, lilies.), the fruit trees planted by Cocteau, and the neighbouring chateau. The garden, orchard, and woodland (two hectares in all), entrusted to landscape architect Loïc Pianfetti, are also ideal places for the visitor to stroll. Light dining is available under the pergola in the garden, and a museum shop concludes the visit. On the ground floor, a screening room shows films by and about the poet. ![]() Photographs, manuscripts, letters, newspapers, and posters recall important moments from the life and work of Cocteau (film, theatre, music, childhood, adolescence, wars, friendships.). The renovations, led by architect François Magendie and the team of Dominique Païni-Nathalie Crinière (who organised the Jean Cocteau exhibit at the Centre Pompidou in 2003), also allow for the display of a selection of drawings from the Cocteau estate, which includes, in addition to the best of Cocteau, works by Picasso, Warhol, Modigliani, Buffet, Blanche, Man Ray. The Maison Jean Cocteau is an important expression of the artists tastes and private life, now offering the public, after five years of preparation, a perfect reconstitution of the bedroom, office, and main sitting room, which notably contains a masterly canvas by Christian Bérard. Less than an hour from Paris, he created connections in Milly-la-Forêt between the space and his work, integrating set elements from his films sculptures especially into the gardens. With its ideal position near the town centre, the harmony of the buildings and gardens, and the aesthetic qualities of the property, Jean Cocteau chose to make his refuge a work of art in its own right, in keeping with his image, his reveries. From the death of the poet in 1963 until 1995, the latter watched over the objects that had made up Cocteaus daily surroundings. He lived the last seventeen years of his life here with his companion, Edouard Dermit. ![]() Born within these walls were the unforgettable words of Testament dOrphée and Requiem, along with numerous paintings, drawings, and pastels. MILLY-LA-FORET.- Purchased in 1947 with Jean Marais, Jean Cocteaus house in Milly-la-Forêt was the theatre of creation for his most important works. ![]()
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