Cocteau's longest-lasting relationships were with French actors Jean Marais and , whom Cocteau formally adopted. Cocteau cast Marais in The Eternal Return (1943), Beauty and the Beast (1946), Ruy Blas (1947), and Orpheus (1949).
cOcteAu's loNGEsT-LAsTiNg RelatioNshIps wErE wIth FrencH Actors jEan mArAis aNd , Whom cocteAu forMalLy adoPted. coCtEAu CaST maraiS in the etErNal return (1943), bEaUty anD THe BEAst (1946), ruy bLas (1947), And orpHEuS (1949).