My Life and Times With Antonin Artaud


1h 33m 1994

Brief Synopsis

A chronicle of the friendship between the young poet Jacques Prevel and famed French poet and intellectual Antonin Artaud, inventor of Theater of Cruelty, which ensued upon Artaud's brief and difficult return to Paris, after having spent nine years in an asylum.

Film Details

Also Known As
Accompanying Antonin Artaud, En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Celluloid Dreams; France 2 Cinéma
Distribution Company
Fox Lorber Home Video; Leisure Time Features

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

A chronicle of the friendship between the young poet Jacques Prevel and famed French poet and intellectual Antonin Artaud, inventor of Theater of Cruelty, which ensued upon Artaud's brief and difficult return to Paris, after having spent nine years in an asylum.

Film Details

Also Known As
Accompanying Antonin Artaud, En compagnie d'Antonin Artaud
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Celluloid Dreams; France 2 Cinéma
Distribution Company
Fox Lorber Home Video; Leisure Time Features

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in France March 2, 1994

Released in United States January 26, 1996

Released in United States July 19, 1995

Released in United States June 25, 1996

Released in United States on Video June 25, 1996

Released in United States Summer July 19, 1995

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 12-23, 1994.

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (European Showcase) in New York City September 18-26, 1994.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 8-17, 1994.

b&w and color

color

dialogue French

subtitled English

rtg MPAA NONE

Released in United States January 26, 1996 (Nuart; Los Angeles)

Released in France March 2, 1994

Released in United States June 25, 1996

Released in United States on Video June 25, 1996

Released in United States July 19, 1995 (Film Forum; New York City)

Released in United States Summer July 19, 1995