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Antonin Artaud

Antonin Artaud was a French playwright, poet, and actor who is best known for his theories on theater known as the Theatre of Cruelty. He was also a surrealist who believed in the power of rituals and primitive culture to access the unconscious mind. Artaud's work has had a profound influence on avant-garde performance art and experimental theater.

Titles credited to Antonin Artaud

The Passion of Joan of Arc

La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 1928 IMDB Rating: 8.2

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhu...

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