A little word of caution for Hamgray, director of our up and coming film about the artist.
"There is a phenomenon in the business known as director's disease. It is a rash, a cold, or a headache that is directly related to the pressure under which the director puts themselves. While shooting Beauty and the Beast, Jean Cocteau developed horrid boils that had to be lanced each evening. Miraculously, when the picture wrapped, the boils disappeared. Good health is a key factor in maintaining the rigorous pace of a shoot."
A face covered in boils reminds me of Baron Harkonnen in the film Dune. As a teenager I was always fascinated by the scene where he pulls the heartplug out of the terrified young boy, the music reaching a crescendo as his face and the flowers get splattered with blood. I always thought that scene was rather lascivious, but perhaps that's just me.
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