- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- December 19, 1910
- Place of Birth
- Paris, France
- Died
- April 15, 1986
Jean Genet
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
movieFlowers and Beasts
2024 · Novel
movieLittle Girl Blue
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieAndré Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019 · Self - Writer (archive footage)
movieJean Genet, le contre exemplaire
2010 · Self
movieServa e Padrona
2003 · Novel
movieGenet à Chatila
1999 · Writer
Un boxeur endormi
movieUn boxeur endormi
1993 · Poem, Original Story
movieLe sphinx
1986 · Other
movieLes Bonnes
1985 · Writer
movieQuerelle
1982 · Novel
Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
movieJean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
1982 · Self
movieBlack Mirror
1981 · Story, Screenplay
movieRitual
1975 · Original Story
Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète
movieJean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète
1975 · Writer
moviePoor Pretty Eddie
1975 · Novel
movieThe Maids
1975 · Theatre Play
tvApostrophes
1975 · Self (archive footage)
movieSong of Love
1972 · Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited), Director, Writer, Editor, Production Design
movieMayday
1970 · Self
movieShiraz 70
1970
movieAngela Davis Is at Your Mercy
1970 · Self
Chicago
movieChicago
1968 · Self
movieCondemned and Possessed
1967 · Poem
movieMademoiselle
1966 · Story
movieDeathwatch
1966 · Writer
movieThe Balcony
1963 · Theatre Play
movieDisorder
1950 · Self