Antonin Artaud And The Cinema Of Cruelty

The thesis gives a concise and concrete introduction to the life and works ofAntonin Artaud by translating and researching on his important scenario “TheSeashell and the Clergyman,”which is the first surrealistic film, along with hisother criticison cinema. This article probes into Artaud’s aesthetics of cinema andhis contribution to the Cinema of Cruelty.