Yehuda Moraly

His recent research is devoted to the representations of Jewish characters in Occupied France's Theater and Film in works such as Les Enfants du Paradis, Volpone, La Folle de Chaillot.

This analysis appeared in Revolution in Paradise: Veiled representations of Jewish characters in Occupied France, Sussex Academic Press, 2020.

The purpose of the book is to show that, contrary to the accepted view, some of these films and plays were intimately linked to the political situation.

These texts, neglected by scholarship, offer a key for the comprehension of Genet's dramatic work and are a deep reflection about the powers and the limits of artistic creation.

From his study of Cocteau to his essay "That Strange Word..." (1967) and including writings on his various plays and also on Léonor Fini, Rembrandt, Giacometti, and "The Tightrope Walker", texts in which, Moraly states, Genet analyzes his own views on the creation, function, and power of art.

The book reveals unknown aspects of Claudel's work: his ballets, his theatrical experiments and his exploration of a new kind of musical theater.

In his recent book Dream Projects: in Novels, Theater and Films Sussex Academic Press, 2021, Moraly continues to deal with the work of Claudel and Genet.

In the present study, Moraly has used the work drafts of these three influential artists of the twentieth century – Paul Claudel, Jean Genet, and Federico Fellini – to better understand their respective oeuvres.

His plays have been produced and published in France and in other countries : Les Catcheuses , Sissi en enfer ; Cendrillon ; Gimpel ; Le Tombeau des poupées; Strip; Etrangle-moi, mon amour ;The Barcelona Dispute ; La Musique ; Voices; Les merveilles du fond des mers ou un chef d'œuvre à gonfler soi-même.

Les merveilles du fond des mers ou un chef d'œuvre à gonfler soi-même (in French), Tel-Aviv: Continuum, 2009.