Jean Genet
Jean Genet
Person

Jean Genet

Writer 1910-12-19 Paris, France

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
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Song of Love

Song of Love

1972 · Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited)

Little Girl Blue

Little Girl Blue

2023 · Self (archive footage)

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978 · TV

Disorder

Disorder

1950 · Self

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

1975 · Self (archive footage)

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

2019 · Self - Writer (archive footage)

Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy

Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy

1970 · Self

Shiraz 70

Shiraz 70

1970 · Movie

Jean Genet, le contre exemplaire

Jean Genet, le contre exemplaire

2010 · Self

May Day x 4

May Day x 4

2026 · Self

Mayday

Mayday

1970 · Self

Chicago

1968 · Self

Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech

1982 · Self