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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

Genet took these very marginalized people, and pimps and thieves and murderers and...

Genet took these very marginalized people, and pimps and thieves and murderers and elevated them within his pantheon as saints

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Genet took these very marginalized people,
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and pimps and thieves and murderers
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and elevated them
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within his pantheon as saints.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
02:41:36
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
The Thief's Journal is my favorite book of Genet, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:12
The Thief's Journal is my favorite book of Genet,
I love it because he takes, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
I love it because he takes,
It's a memoir, yet it's completely true - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
It's a memoir, yet it's completely true
Because that's the kind of guy Genet was. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Because that's the kind of guy Genet was.
But when I say false, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
But when I say false,
And in this way it's close to what Anselm Kiefer says. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
And in this way it's close to what Anselm Kiefer says.
Yes, and I think that, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
Yes, and I think that, you know,
Whose memoirs do you like?" - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
Whose memoirs do you like?"
Really strange that I should be writing nonfiction, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Really strange that I should be writing nonfiction,
But, um... but that's the kind of, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
But, um... but that's the kind of,
I didn't want to just sit and write an autobiography. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
I didn't want to just sit and write an autobiography.
I wanted to, you know... And you don't. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
I wanted to, you know... And you don't.
Just write about real time, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:09
Just write about real time,
It contains, you know, spinning off. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
It contains, you know, spinning off.
It contains, uh, uh, misinterpretation. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
It contains, uh, uh, misinterpretation.
So I was very interested in finding a way - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
So I was very interested in finding a way
In the spirit of getting things done, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:17
In the spirit of getting things done,
So these can range anything from, you know, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
So these can range anything from, you know,
In FY15, we actually completed 25 projects - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
In FY15, we actually completed 25 projects
In fiscal year '16, working with Sites and Services, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:11
In fiscal year '16, working with Sites and Services,