Jean Marais, 1943

Photo by Aldo Rossano Graziati (commonly credited as G.R. Aldo, Aldo Graziati, or Aldo)

vintage silver gelatin print on heavy paper (cartoline), credits (including the photographer) in the image, annotated on the back.

Dimensions: Height 27.6 cm x Width 20.8 cm including border (10.9 x 8.2 in)

Note: Photograph showing Jean Marais during the filming of a movie directed by Jean Delannoy from a screenplay by Jean Cocteau in 1943. An iconic figure of French cinema, Jean Marais remains inseparable from the poetic and theatrical world of Jean Cocteau, with whom he collaborated on several major French cinema works of the 1940s.

Taken by photographer G.R. Aldo, this photograph bears witness to the atmosphere on French film sets during the Occupation and the emergence of Jean Marais as a major figure in French cinema and theater. Vintage silver prints dedicated to the actor are particularly sought after by collectors of French cinema and film memorabilia. The credits in the image as well as the annotations on the back attest to its professional use in press and production circuits.