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My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud · 1993

My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud (1993) is a Drama film directed by Gérard Mordillat, starring Sami Frey, Marc Barbé, Julie Jézéquel.

Drama

Overview

May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Over ten months, we follow the mad Artaud from his cruel coaching of an actress in his "theatre of cruelty" to his semi-friendship with Prevel who buys him drugs and hangs on his every word. Meanwhile, Prevel divides his time between Jany, his blond, young, drug-hazed mistress, and Rolande, his dark-haired, long-suffering wife, who has a child during this time. Cruelty, neglect, poverty, egoism, madness, and the pursuit of art mix on the Left Bank.

Cast

Sami Frey, Marc Barbé, Julie Jézéquel, Valérie Jeannet

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What is "My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud" about?

May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Over ten months, we follow the mad Artaud from his cruel coaching of an actress in his "theatre of cruelty" to his semi-friendship with Prevel who buys him drugs and hangs on his every word. Meanwhile, Prevel divides his time between Jany, his blond, young, drug-hazed mistress, and Rolande, his dark-haired, long-suffering wife, who has a child during this time. Cruelty, neglect, poverty, egoism, madness, and the pursuit of art mix on the Left Bank.

When was "My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud" released?

My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud was released in 1993.

Who stars in "My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud"?

The cast includes Sami Frey, Marc Barbé, Julie Jézéquel, Valérie Jeannet.