I read "Les Enfants Terribles" in 1962 when I was 15. It resonated within me but, at the time, it disappointed me for not being more explicit. Homosexuality was still criminalised until I was 20 (it was still illegal in Scotland, where I was an undergrad, but I moved back to England when I was 23). I hadn't grasped at 15 that Cocteau was treading a line. I had a black/white attitude - either be outrageously out and explicit or keep quiet. How naif of me!
Thanks again, Clint, for the well done write up!!
Thanks, Larry! Cheers and hope your weekend is going great.
Merci. Clint, Jean et Jean et Marlene. Robbie, Huey, a bercé mon coeur pour la vie. ❤🤍💙
I read "Les Enfants Terribles" in 1962 when I was 15. It resonated within me but, at the time, it disappointed me for not being more explicit. Homosexuality was still criminalised until I was 20 (it was still illegal in Scotland, where I was an undergrad, but I moved back to England when I was 23). I hadn't grasped at 15 that Cocteau was treading a line. I had a black/white attitude - either be outrageously out and explicit or keep quiet. How naif of me!
Naif comes with youth. Most of us, if we’re lucky, grow out of it and get a good chuckle out of that period of our lives. Cheers, my dears!