May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Over ten months, we follow the mad Artaud from his cruel coaching of an actress in his "theatre of cruelty" to his semi-friendship with Prevel who buys him drugs and hangs on his every word. Meanwhile, Prevel divides his time between Jany, his blond, young, drug-hazed mistress, and Rolande, his dark-haired, long-suffering wife, who has a child during this time. Cruelty, neglect, poverty, egoism, madness, and the pursuit of art mix on the Left Bank.
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My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud Cast
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Character |
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Sami Frey
He was 55, now 86 years old
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as Antonin Artaud |
My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud Crew
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Department |
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Gérard Mordillat as Director. He was 43 (now 74) years old
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Directing |
