Movie

Mathusalem (1927)

• November 6, 1927
• 9m

Overview

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.

Director

Jean Painlevé

Starring

Antonin Artaud, Marcel Barencey, Henri Marchand