Methuselah was a play in which short film scenes were subtly interspersed… the film
Methuselah was a play in which short film scenes were subtly interspersed… the film begins and Artaud appears, as a bishop, following my Bugatti which had been turned into a hearse. The family of the deceased rides alongside in scooters, bickering. As with many of my films, the most wonderful parts occur off-camera. While we were filming at the Patte d'oie in Meudon, where we were sure we’d be left alone, two nuns came along with some young girls and kneeled down to kiss Artaud’s ring. Artaud brandished his crucifix and yelled: “Get back, daughters of Satan!” They fled.—Jean Painlevé interviewed by Liberation, found in Science is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé -- source link