Jean Genet
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 19, 1910, Paris, France
- Died
- April 15, 1986
- Movies
- 17
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.
Upcoming Jean Genet Movies
May Day x 4
2026
November 5, 2026
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2026 | May Day x 4 | Self |
| 2023 | Little Girl Blue | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer | Self - Writer (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Jean Genet, le contre exemplaire | Self |
| 1982 | Jean Genet: Entretien avec Bertrand Poirot-Delpech | Self |
| 1972 | Song of Love | Prisoner in Duo Fantasy (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Mayday | Self |
| 1970 | Shiraz 70 | |
| 1970 | Angela Davis Is at Your Mercy | Self |
| 1968 | Chicago | Self |
| 1950 | Disorder | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1999 | Genet à Chatila | Writer |
| 1985 | Les Bonnes | Writer |
| 1981 | Black Mirror | Screenplay |
| 1975 | Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète | Writer |
| 1972 | Song of Love | Director, Writer |
| 1966 | Deathwatch | Writer |
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