Jean Cocteau's reflexive reverie, featuring a gaggle of unexpected figures including Pablo Picasso Jean Cocteau writes, directs and stars in this classic French surrealist drama. In a story which would now be labelled 'meta', Cocteau himself portrays a poet wandering through a dream world populated with figures and motifs from his earlier works. The cast includes Charles Aznavour, Yul Brynner and Pablo Picasso.