Les Parents terribles

E712575
play theatrical work

Les Parents terribles is a 1938 French play by Jean Cocteau, known for its intense, tragicomic portrayal of a dysfunctional family entangled in jealousy, dependence, and forbidden love.

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Les Parents terribles (stage productions) 2
Les Parents terribles (1948 film) 1
Les Parents terribles (film adaptation) 1

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Jean Cocteau NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1938 ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
tragicomedy ⓘ
hasAdaptation Intimate Relations (1953 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Les Parents terribles (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Les Parents terribles (stage adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Storm Within (1954 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacterType dependent son ⓘ
domineering parent ⓘ
love triangle ⓘ
overbearing mother ⓘ
hasTheme emotional dependency ⓘ
possessiveness ⓘ
taboo relationships ⓘ
mainSubject dependence ⓘ
dysfunctional family ⓘ
forbidden love ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ
movement 20th-century French theatre ⓘ
narrativeFocus emotional manipulation ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
incestuous desire ⓘ
notableFor blend of tragedy and comedy ⓘ
intense portrayal of family conflict ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
partOf Jean Cocteau's theatrical works ⓘ
publicationDate 1938 ⓘ
setInPeriod 20th century ⓘ
titleInOriginalLanguage Les Parents terribles NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Jean Cocteau → notableWork → Les Parents terribles ⓘ
Jean Marais → notableWork → Les Parents terribles ⓘ
Jean Marais → notableWork → Les Parents terribles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Les Parents terribles (film adaptation)
Jean Marais → notableWork → Les Parents terribles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Les Parents terribles (1948 film)
Charles Berling → notableWork → Les Parents terribles ⓘ
Christian Bérard → designedSetsFor → Les Parents terribles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Les Parents terribles (stage productions)
Christian Bérard → designedCostumesFor → Les Parents terribles ⓘ
this entity surface form: Les Parents terribles (stage productions)