06 November 1927 9 mins
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.
Watch the official Mathusalem 1927 trailer in HD below.
France 06 November 1927
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Antonin Artaud and Jean Painlevé made these cinematic shorts to be interspersed with a theatrical performance in 1927. Here is the famous scene in which ...
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17 November 1927
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22 May 1927
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01 September 1927
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20 February 1927
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05 June 1927
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