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A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR POETS … Have you heard of them? If no, here are a few words about each of them … Jacques Prévert (1900–1977) is a very popular poet, famous for his puns and his playful manners with words. Inspired by surrealism, he uses metaphors and personalization with finesse. His favorite themes are childhood, day-to-day life but also political denunciation. Robert Desnos (1900–1945) is a self-educated poet. Also a surrealist at his beginnings, quite close of the artistic avant-gardes of his time, he is inspired by the themes of dreams and love. As history followed its well-known course, he became more engaged, in real life as well as in his poems. Guillaume Apollinaire (1880–1918) is considered as one of the greatest French poets. Heavily influenced by surrealism and cubism, he believes creation must come from sheer inspiration and intuition, not from logic and philosophy. He wrote deeply about World War I, lost love and sins.
AND AFTER THEIR RELEASE? We wish for our collections to have a life of their own after their production! Both spectators and medias have manifested a dear interest and enthusiasm for »Fresh out of school«. Films from each seasons have been selected in more than 120 festivals worldwide, 5 seasons have beneficiated of a theatrical release, with more than 2,1 millions tv-spectators (780 000 of which being under the age of 15) … That is why our first 4 seasons are available in a book published by Thierry Magnier editions with DVDs and behind the scenes explanations. They are also available for free on Youtube since we believe the larger the audience, the better. Moreover, our musicians have created a ›cine-concert‹, a wonderful show during which they play live their compositions with the films being screened!
Paul Eluard (1895–1952), Dadaist and surrealist as well, known for his actions with the Communist Party, believed in a politically engaged poetry. His work emanates with thoughts about freedom, love and revolution. Jean Tardieu (1903–1995) was a very productive writer and poet. He tried all genres, but can be described as a lyricist and formalist poet. Attracted by the absurdity of life, he had a very free verse and hid his metaphysic preoccupations with striking humor. Paul Verlaine (1844–1896) is the archetype of the accursed and damned poet. Quite tortured, he explored his melancholy profoundly and led a full life. He is, among other things, known for his sensibility and his attraction to the impressionist movement.
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during the ›Printemps des Poètes‹ national event (›Spring of Poets‹), just before their broadcast on France Télévisions.
