Jean Gillibert

Biography

Jean Gillibert was a multifaceted artist who seamlessly bridged the worlds of theatre and cinema. Notable highlights include his critically acclaimed direction in "The Idiot" (1962) at Théâtre Récamier, as well as his stage adaptation of Adam exilé (1950) and Phèdre (1967). A part of his career was devoted to the exploration of madness and theater, which he discovered through a pivotal lecture by Antonin Artaud in 1947.