My Life and Times With Antonin Artaud (1995)

Synopsis: Sami Frey gives a stunning, tour-de-force performance as the brilliant, erratic and drug-addicted writer, Antonin Artaud. Jacques Prevel, a young poet whose ambition exceeds his talent, latches... Sami Frey gives a stunning, tour-de-force performance as the brilliant, erratic and drug-addicted writer, Antonin Artaud. Jacques Prevel, a young poet whose ambition exceeds his talent, latches on to Artaud in hopes that the more famous artist will help his career. Artaud -- the founder of the Theatre of Cruelty and recent inmate of a mental asylum -- proves a hard taskmaster who makes Prevel work for his friendship. The hapless Jacques must constantly procure sufficient quantities of opium to keep his mentor, who is dying of cancer, sane and pain-free enough to finish his final tome. In return, Artaud dispenses literary advice to the mediocre Prevel... and tries to make his protege understand the limits of his abilities... [More]

Starring: Sami Frey, Marc Barbe, Julie Jezequel, Valerie Jeannet

Starring: Sami Frey, Marc Barbe, Julie Jezequel, Valerie Jeannet

Director: Gerard Mordillat

Director: Gerard Mordillat
Screenwriter: Gerard Mordillat, Jerome Prieur
Story: Jacques Prevel
Composer: Jean-Claude Petit

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