Alfred Jarry Movies

Based on Alfredy Jarrry's 1896 play about a greedy, overweight, selfish dude named Pere Ubu. The story follows Ubu on his journey to overthrow the...

A cruel picture of the ways in which human beings acquire power and then cling to it. The story of Father Ubu, an idiot who climbs over the bodies of...

Ubu, instigated by his wife, murders King Venceslau and usurps the throne of Poland. Intoxicated by power, this grotesque and coward character...

Pere Ubu, a monster of stupidity, is incapable of the slightest intelligence. But his bestial force is manipulated by a diabolical creature: Mother...

Father Ubu, grotesque king and symbol of the tyranny of power in Ubu king, decides to become a slave to acquire real power. This is the first sequel...

Primitive, cowardly, greedy and fame seeking father Ubu, persuaded by his wife, mother Ubu, kills the honorable king Wenceslas and his family. This...

An extraordinary cut-out-and-move adaptation of all three of Jarry's Ubu plays. The characters are caricatured almost to abstraction- in the opening...

Ablou is a young man prisoner of a dream and a park. He meets strange characters who try to lock him up a little more in this long sleep.

Two men meet in a park: Haldern has on a black balaclava, while Ablou is wearing white underpants. The film is based on choreography by Daniel...