photos news photos news Mathusalem 1927 9 min Mathusalem (or Methuselah) is a 1922 play by Ivan Goll, considered a precursor of the theater of the absurd. The 1927 run of the play saw five sequences-- some of Jean Painlevé's earliest film work-- projected against a backdrop of white clouds. watched want to watch oscars IMDb 4.2 director Jean Painlevé news ✕ loading… photos ✕ cast Antonin Artaud Marcel Barencey Henri Marchand Jean Painlevé