Antonin Artaud
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Also Known As
Antonin Marie-Joseph Artaud
Birth Place
France
Born
September 04, 1896
Died
March 04, 1948
Biography
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Avant-garde theorist whose book "The Theater and Its Double" (1938) expresses his ideas on the "theater of cruelty." Artaud also wrote on the cinema as well as scripting and acting in several films. He turned in a memorable cameo as Marat in Abel Gance's "Napoleon" (1927) and was similarly striking in Carl Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928)....
Filmography
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Liliom
(1935)
Knife sharpener
Napoleon
(1929)
The Passion of Joan of Arc
(1927)
Jean Massieu
Le Rouge de Chine
(1978)
Writer (Dialogue)
Le Rouge de Chine
(1978)
Screenplay
Le Manque
(1977)
Other
Bibliography
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"The Theater and Its Double"
Antonin Artaud (1938)
Biography
Avant-garde theorist whose book "The Theater and Its Double" (1938) expresses his ideas on the "theater of cruelty." Artaud also wrote on the cinema as well as scripting and acting in several films. He turned in a memorable cameo as Marat in Abel Gance's "Napoleon" (1927) and was similarly striking in Carl Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Liliom
(1935)
Knife sharpener
Napoleon
(1929)
The Passion of Joan of Arc
(1927)
Jean Massieu
Writer (Feature Film)
Le Rouge de Chine
(1978)
Writer (Dialogue)
Le Rouge de Chine
(1978)
Screenplay
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Le Manque
(1977)
Other
Life Events
1917
Film acting debut in "Mater Dolorosa"
1925
Published prose poem "L'Ombilic des limbes"
1926
Helped found Theatre Alfred Jarry
1926
Wrote screenplay for "L'etoile de mer"
1927
Played Marat in Abel Gance's epic "Napoleon"
1928
Played Massieu in Carl Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc"
Bibliography
"The Theater and Its Double"
Antonin Artaud (1938)
