Jean Genet
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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 19, 1910
Deathday: April 15, 1986
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Mayday
1970-12-31
Mayday
Overview: In the spring of 1970, thousands of protesters descended on New Haven to demonstrate against the trial of Black Panther members for the murder of suspected FBI informant Alex Rackley. Led by radical luminaries Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, and Tom Hayden, the demonstrators converged on the New Haven Green to vent their anger and shut Yale down. Yale President Kingman Brewster commissioned a small group of Yale students to document the demonstrations, resulting in this 22-minute black-and-white film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-12-31
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Little Girl Blue
2023-11-01
Little Girl Blue
Overview: In 2016, French writer and photographer Carole Achache took her own life. After Carole's death, her daughter Mona Achache, a film director, discovers thousands of photos, letters and recordings that Carole left behind, but these buried secrets make her disappearance even more of an enigma. Through the power of filmmaking and the beauty of incarnation with the help of actress Marion Cotillard, the director brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.
Genres: Drama History Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-11-01
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Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy
1970-03-27
Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy
Overview: In the aftermath of the arrest of Angela Davis, Jean Genet reads a text denouncing racist US policy, supporting the Black Panthers party and Angela Davis for a television show that will be completely censored.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-03-27
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Song of Love
1972-12-11
Song of Love
Overview: Two prisoners in complete isolation, separated by the thick brick walls, and desperately in need of human contact, devise a most unusual kind of communication.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-12-11
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André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019-10-02
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Overview: Writer, journalist, explorer, filmmaker, communist militant, freedom fighter. Truths and lies. A plot twist. Politician. General De Gaulle's shadow. Overwhelmed by the weight of power. The numerous exploits of André Malraux (1901-1976).
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-10-02
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Disorder
1950-12-02
Disorder
Overview: Variations on the cultural and intellectual explosion in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district in 1946.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-12-02
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Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
1982-04-04
Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-04-04
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Chicago
1968-01-01
Chicago
Overview: UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A striking documentary shot cinema verite style of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, with contrasting film and audio inside the convention center and the protests outside.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-01
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Shiraz 70
1970-12-01
Shiraz 70
Overview: A short documentary about the 4th Shiraz Arts Festival and its series of performances that took place in September 1970.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 1970-12-01
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