Jean Boullet
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Jean Boullet (December 12, 1921-November 2, 1970) is a French painter, draftsman, illustrator, film critic and writer.[1]
Biography
Jean Boullet was the son of a cat fur trader on the Avenue d'Italie, Henri Boullet, who committed suicide by hanging. In his catholic childhood, he spent his summers in Isdes, in a house he would keep. He began to paint in 1942, mainly portraits. He made a name for himself as a draftsman and illustrator in Saint-Germain-des-Prés immediately after the war. He illustrated both a book by Daniel-Rops, the Catholic writer (This face that looks at us), and the sulphurous work - banned by censorship - by Boris Vian, I will go to spit on your graves, texts of Edgar Poe, Raymond Asso, poems by Villon, Verlaine. In 1948, he was the author of the sets for the play J'irai cracher sur vos graves which Boris Vian took from his homonymous novel and which he signed with his real name. [2] Jean Boullet is also a film critic who venerates the fantastic and horror films that can be seen at the Midi-Minuit cinema on the Grands Boulevards. To show the even rarer films that he loves, he set up a private film club in his house on rue Bobillot: the Société des Amis de Bram Stoker. He will also be with Michel Caen, Alain Le Bris and Jean-Claude Romer, the co-founder of the film review Midi Minuit Fantastique (1962-1971). This magazine was published by Éric Losfeld. Midi Minuit Fantastique was dedicated to fantasy, horror and science fiction films5. Jean Boullet retired from writing in 1966.[3] On several occasions, he travelled to the Maghreb, notably to Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania, but also to Senegal and Sudan, from where he brought back many drawings. According to the writer Roger Peyrefitte, Jean Boullet was stabbed to death. Guy Loudmer, Hervé Poulain, and Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr dispersed his workshop in Paris on April 23, 1971.[4]
Homoeroticism
He was also a friend of Max Jacob. A portrait in Indian ink made by him in 1943 representing the Breton poet wearing the yellow star is now preserved and presented at the Museum of Fine Arts in Quimper.[5]
References
- ↑ "Birth record".
- ↑ Canet, Raphaël (2019-08-28), "Le post-développement et la transition", Enjeux et défis du développement international, Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa, pp. 179–184, doi:10.2307/j.ctvp7d48d.29, retrieved 2024-07-15
- ↑ "Jean Boullet, illustrateur | Galerie Au Bonheur du Jour - Paris". Au Bonheur du Jour (in français). Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ↑ Boullet, Jean (1992). Jean Boullet. Der Mann in der Kunst. Berlin: Janssen. ISBN 978-3-925443-18-3.
- ↑ "A la (re)découverte du fantasque Jean Boullet – Galeries & Musées" (in français). Retrieved 2024-07-15.