Tribute to Jean Genet

by Roger Parry, 1946 


A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, 
and dreaming is nursed in darkness. 

- Jean Genet - 

December 19, 1910 – April 15, 1986 

Jean Genet Biography (1910-1986) 

Jean Genet "Le condamné a mort" (1952) 
fantastic multimedia homage to one of Jean Genet's most influential poems, read by the french-algerian actor/musician Mouloudji. 
© UbuWeb Sound - Jean Genet 

The Prisoner Condemned to Death 
english translation by Mark Spitzer 

Un chant d'amour - Jean Genet (1950) 

as director, writer

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.