The Irish playwright held a long affection for Germany – one that began early and eventually led to his role in the French resistance during World War II, as detailed in a collection of his letters.
Article by (c) Deutsche Welle, 2011
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Samuel Beckett’s love for Germany
Posted in Uncategorized with tags France, Germany, Ireland, letters, Samuel Beckett on 7 December 2011 by delclemParis, 1940-44: “one big romp”?
Posted in Uncategorized with tags France, Germany, National Socialism, occupation, Paris, sexual liberation, World War Two on 4 October 2011 by delclem
“A new book which suggests that the German occupation of France encouraged the sexual liberation of women has shocked a country still struggling to come to terms with its troubled history of collaboration with the Nazis.” >> READ MORE
(c) Patrick Buisson & The Sunday Times, 2008/2011
Warsaw in the 1950s
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Communism, France, homosexuality, Michel Foucault, philosophy, Poland, Warsaw on 24 September 2011 by delclem“Based on the stay of Michel Foucault in Warsaw in the late 50’s, Foucault’s Room is a visual exploration of the post-war architecture of Warsaw over a text riddled with innuendos about erotic encounters under scrutiny by the Communist authorities.”
Objet trouvé on MadForFoucault, 2011
“The Door Ajar”: Artaud in Ireland
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Antonin Artaud, art, film, France, Ireland, magic, Patrick Jolley, theatre on 22 September 2011 by delclem
“On August 14th 1937 the French poet & theatre theorist Antonin Artaud arrived in Ireland. He had with him a walking stick he claimed to be St Patrick’s staff. His declared intention was to return this item to its rightful keepers.
Six weeks later he was arrested while trying to gain entrance to a religious house. No other records of his journey remain except for an unpaid lodgings bill and some postcards sent from Galway.”
Patrick Jolley´s film The Door Ajar (2011) uses an assembly of Artaud’s writings as the structure of a possible account of that lost time; currently on display
@ Dublin Contemporary (until 31 October 2011).
Also see > Jolley´s website (with stills & a clip taken from this fantastic film)
delirium clemens 