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Jean Cocteau Quotes

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
Jean Cocteau

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Category:
French Director Quotes
Date of Birth:
July 5, 1889
Date of Death:
October 11, 1963
Nationality:
French
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