Eugène Ionesco
Eugène Ionesco
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Eugène Ionesco

Writer 1909-11-26 Slatina, Romania

Eugène Ionesco (born Eugen Ionescu, 26 November 1909 – 28 March 1994) was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theatre in the 20th century. Ionesco instigated a revolution in ideas and techniques of drama, beginning with his "anti play", The Bald Soprano which contributed to the beginnings of what is known as the Theatre of the Absurd, which includes a number of plays that, following the ideas of the philosopher Albert Camus, explore ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Monsieur Tête

Monsieur Tête

1959 · Narrator

Le Roi des cons

Le Roi des cons

1981 · Le pharmacien

Sacrée soirée

Sacrée soirée

1987 · Self

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

1975 · Self

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956 · Self

30 millions d'amis

30 millions d'amis

1976 · Self

Midi trente

Midi trente

1972 · Self

Lucifer et moi

Lucifer et moi

2009 · (archive footage 1982)

Françoise et Udo...

Françoise et Udo...

1968 · Self

When Night Meets Dawn

When Night Meets Dawn

2021 · Movie

Eugène Ionesco, voix and silences

Eugène Ionesco, voix and silences

1987 · Self

Pour le plaisir

Pour le plaisir

1964 · Self

Tales for children under three

Tales for children under three

1989 · Self

Ariane

Ariane

1974 · Minos

Festival

1963 · Self - Introduction

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

2003 · Self (archive footage)

Studio III - Aus Kunst und Wissenschaft

1965 · Self

Schlamm

1970 · Movie