Poster of Mathusalem

Mathusalem (4.6)

Movie · 1927 · 9 min

Mathusalem (or Methuselah) is a 1922 play by Ivan Goll, considered a precursor of the theater of the absurd. The 1927 run of the play saw five sequences-- some of Jean Painlevé's earliest film work-- projected against a backdrop of white clouds.

Directed by: Jean Painlevé

Starring Antonin Artaud, Marcel Barencey, Henri Marchand, Jean Painlevé

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