An Interview with Eugene Ionesco - Screener

Film distributed by Contemporary Arts Media http://www.artfilms.com.au/Detail.aspx?ItemID=1355
Code: SRC-Ion

Eugene Ionesco (1912-1994), the Romanian-born French dramatist, speaks at length about his childhood, his studies, the type of theatre he enjoyed in his youth, his original personality, and his constant need for solitude.

He also discusses the absurdity of our world and our inability to communicate. His plays draw on parody and symbolism to denounce the absurdity of life and social relationships. Finally, he touches on his Nazi resistance and his disbelief over the reaction of intellectuals during the war. A rare archive film shot in 1961, b/w, 30 mins. Transcript available with the film by request.

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[VicttorFRANCE]

un roumain a Paris....Et nous..on dit que les roumains sont des SDF...des tzigans dans le metro...Voila les vraix roumains...

[zerominusno]

He's still very inspiring! A great human being. Thanks for the post!

[neutrino741]

"... the world seems grotesque, absurd, ridiculous, painful..."

[pebete69]

@VicttorFRANCE et n' oubliez pas Constantin Brancussi, aussi.

[pebete69]

@VicttorFRANCE et nóubliez pas Constantin Brancussi, aussi.

[carsanookdotcom]

A great interview merci beaucoup.

John/Carsanook

Royaum de Thailande

[laurenthou]

Wow, j'adore ça façon de s'exprimer, avec un français si beau... malheureusement de plus en plus rare de nos jours... What a great French language he have

[adrian170785]

ionescu never cant bi an jewish etnic famili and mari-france o mari -usa o watals did a shit . eugen ionescu e roman , ca sa simtit roman nu cai curge singe de trac prin vine

[PeterRoeder31]

Brilliant genius

[silviuverdes]

A jewish against the romanian literature and culture. The Romanians are only the romanians...

[annamaria123able]

it;s very interesting