Claude Roy

Born: 1915-08-28

Claude Roy (28 August 1915 – 13 December 1997) was a French poet and essayist. He was born and died in Paris. After the fall of France during World War II, Roy was captured as a prisoner of war. He later escaped and joined the French resistance. Initially associated with the political right, by 1943 Roy drifted towards the left under the influence of Louis Aragon and adhered to the French Communist Party, openly attacking fascism and Vichy sympathizers. He left the Communist Party after the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and, as a contributor to Le Nouvel Observateur, became a fixture on the anti-totalitarian left. He was a signatory to the Manifesto of the 121 in favor of Algerian independence. Source: Article "Claude Roy (poet)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Boys' School

as Le petit garçon à la tortue
Released: 1938-04-05

In a college, three friends form a secret society. Their objective - going to America. One...

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Somewhere, Someone

as uncredited
Released: 1972-10-18

A portrait of loneliness in contemporary France.

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Reunion

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1946-01-02

Live footage from concentration camps after the liberation, and the complex transport and...

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Apostrophes

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-10

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...

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