Story Line
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.
Top Cast
Sami Frey
Antonin Artaud
Marc Barbé
Julie Jézéquel
Valérie Jeannet
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Rating
6.3/ 10
Release Date
1993-11-16
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama
