Jean Genet
Writing
December 19, 1910
Died April 15, 1986 (75 years old)
Paris, France
12
Acting Credits
1
Directed
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
May Day x 4
2026
as Self
Little Girl Blue
2023
as Self (archive footage)
6.3
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
6
Jean Genet, le contre exemplaire
2010
as Self
Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
1982
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self (archive footage)
8.5
Song of Love
1972
as Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited)
7
Mayday
1970
as Self
Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy
1970
as Self
8
Shiraz 70
1970
10
Chicago
1968
as Self
Disorder
1950
as Self
5.7