Mathusalem

Jean Painlevé
1927-11-06


4.6
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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Antonin Artaud Unowned
Marcel Barencey Unowned
Henri Marchand Unowned
Jean Painlevé Unowned