The Blood of a Poet
Edward T. Ricci | Release Date: November 3, 1933 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
EmpireDavid Parkinson
Cocteau has produced a bizarre, interesting although at times tedious movie. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
What is so remarkable about THE BLOOD OF THE POET is that Cocteau has created a lasting piece of art, a haunting poem, as exciting today as it was in 1930. Read full review
80
The A.V. ClubMike D'Angelo
Few drug-induced visions, however, can match the playful ingenuity of this freewheeling assault on the senses, which eschews conventional narrative in favor of one mesmerizingly bizarre image after another. Read full review
80
The New YorkerPauline Kael
The first time you see this film, you're likely to find it silly, autoerotic, static, absurd, and you may feel cheated after having heard so much about it. But though it may seem to have no depth, you're not likely to forget it -- it has a suggestiveness unlike any other film.
75
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
As a groundbreaking examination of the reality-bending potential of film, it's of a piece with Un Chien Andalou and L'Age D'Or. Read full review
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The honesty and robustness of the images prevents the movie from lapsing into pretension or preciousness; it remains extremely interesting as a source of Cocteau's later work. Read full review
63
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Despite its flaws, the film remains a fascinating souvenir of a vanished avant-garde. Read full review
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