Jean Genet
Writing • Born 1910-12-19 – Died 1986-04-15
Writing0Paris, France
Biography
Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers, and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens.
Filmography
10 credits
Mayday
Movie • 1970
Self
Little Girl Blue
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy
Movie • 1970
Self
Song of Love
Movie • 1950
Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Movie • 2019
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Disorder
Movie • 1950
Self
Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
Movie • 1982
Self
Chicago
Movie • 1968
Self
Shiraz 70
Movie • 1970
Apostrophes
TV • 1975
Self (archive footage)