Jean Genet
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 19, 1910
- Died
- April 15, 1986
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
Jean Genet was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. Early in his life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later took to writing. His major works include the novels The Thief's Journal and Our Lady of the Flowers, and the plays The Balcony, The Maids and The Screens.
Filmography
May Day x 4 2026
as Self
Flowers and Beasts 2024
Novel
Little Girl Blue 2023
as Self (archive footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer 2019
as Self - Writer (archive footage)
Jean Genet, le contre exemplaire 2010
as Self
Serva e Padrona 2003
Novel
Genet à Chatila 1999
Writer
- Un boxeur endormi
Un boxeur endormi 1993
Poem, Original Story
Le sphinx 1986
Other
Les Bonnes 1985
Writer
Querelle 1982
Novel
- Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech
Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech 1982
as Self
Black Mirror 1981
Story, Screenplay
Ritual 1975
Original Story
- Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète
Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète 1975
Writer
Poor Pretty Eddie 1975
Novel
The Maids 1975
Theatre Play
Song of Love 1972
as Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited), Director, Writer, Production Design, Editor
Mayday 1970
as Self
Shiraz 70 1970
Actor
Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy 1970
as Self
- Chicago
Chicago 1968
as Self
Condemned and Possessed 1967
Poem
Mademoiselle 1966
Story
Deathwatch 1966
Writer
The Balcony 1963
Theatre Play
Disorder 1950
as Self
Credits from TMDB.