A Lovesong

Movie
German title	A love song / a love song
Original title	Un chant d'amour
Country of production	France
original language	French
Publishing year	1950
length	26 minutes
Age rating	FSK 18
Rod
Director	Jean Genet
script	Jean Genet
production	Nikos Papatakis
music	Gavin Bryars
camera	Jacques Natteau , ; Jean Cocteau
cut	Jean Genet
occupation
	Java; André Reybaz; Lucien Sénémaud; Coco Le Martiniquais;

Ein Liebeslied (also Ein Liebesgesang ) is a short film by Jean Genet from 1950. It could not be shown publicly because of its pornographic sequences, and Jean Genet later distanced himself from his work.

action

Two inmates try to come into contact through a tiny hole in the wall between their cells - observed and sanctioned by a jealous prison guard.

Web links

A love song in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Un Chant d'Amour on Ubuweb as Flash (76.8 MB .flv) and AVI format download (259 MB)
James Travers on Un chant d'amour (English)