We hebben elkaar lief by Jacques Prévert

They are widely taught in schools in France, and frequently appear in French language textbooks published worldwide. His poems are often about life in Paris and life after the Second World War. Prévert's poems were collected and published in his books: Paroles ( Words) (1946), Spectacle (1951), La Pluie et le beau temps ( Rain and Good Weather) (1955), Histoires ( Stories) (1963), Fatras (1971) and Choses et autres ( Things and Others) (1973). Ī large number of educational institutions bear the name of Jacques Prévert (Here, the lycée Jacques-Prévert in Boulogne-Billancourt) In 1971, he wrote a poem in support of the communist Angela Davis after her arrest. Prévert remained supportive of left-wing causes throughout his life. He was also a member of the agitprop theater company Groupe Octobre where he helped craft a left-wing cinema in support of the causes of the Popular Front. Together with the writers Raymond Queneau and Marcel Duhamel, he was also a member of the Rue du Château group. Later, he participated actively in the Surrealist movement. When Prévert was attending primary school, he at first hated writing. His dog Auto was given to a family friend upon his passing.

When the film was released in 1980, it was dedicated to Prévert's memory, and on opening night, Grimault kept the seat next to him empty. He had been working on the last scene of the animated movie Le Roi et l'Oiseau ( The King and the Mockingbird) with his friend and collaborator Paul Grimault. He died of lung cancer in Omonville-la-Petite, on 11 April 1977. Prévert's grave, next to that of Alexandre Trauner After this, he was sent to the Near East to defend French interests there. In 1918, he was called up for military service in the First World War.

After receiving his Certificat d'études upon completing his primary education, he quit school and went to work in Le Bon Marché, a major department store in Paris.

Prévert was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine and grew up in Paris. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis code: fra promoted to code: fr (1945). His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools.

Jacques Prévert ( French: 4 February 1900 – 11 April 1977) was a French poet and screenwriter.

We hebben elkaar lief by Jacques Prévert