About Alain Jouffroy
Lived 1928 – 2015 (aged 87). Alain Jouffroy was a French film director, writer, poet, art critic, literary critic and artist.
Alain Jouffroy (11 September 1928 – 20 December 2015) was a French writer, poet and artist.
Jouffroy was born near Parc Montsouris, Paris. He was the first advocate of an Art Strike and formed the L'Union des Ecrivains during the strikes of May 1968 in France with Jean-Pierre Faye. He was also a great influence on the Zanzibar Group—part of the French new wave who took part in the Paris demonstrations at this time.
He won the Prix Goncourt for poetry in 2007.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1967 La collectionneuse Writer 1968 Fun and Games for Everyone 1969 Détruisez-vous (final film role)
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French writer, poet and art critic (1928-2015)
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Alain Jouffroy was born on 11 September 1928 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
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Alain Jouffroy died on 20 December 2015 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
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Alain Jouffroy was a film director, writer, poet, art critic, literary critic and artist.
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