Jacques Prévert (1900-1977)
On the advice of his friend, the renowned film set designer, Alexandre Trauner, Jacques Prévert abandoned his home in Antibes to move to the Cotentin in 1971.
Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Jacques Prévert died on April 11, 1977, in Omonville la Petite. The village cemetery contains the rose-covered graves of the poet, his daughter and of Janine, his wife, who died in March 1993.
As evidence of his continuing presence in his adopted home, a Prévert garden has been created in La Hague.
It is open to the public, with flowers in every season. Visitors can listen to the birds...or draw them.
The Departmental Council bought the Prévert family home in May 1994 in order to turn it into a museum in memory of the poet.
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> Jacques Prévet’s house
The house that Jacques Prévert and this wife lived to until his death in 1977 and hers in 1993 was restored by their friend and neighbour Alexandre Trauner.
Visitors can see the studio which is preserved in its original state well as a video theatre, an exhibition area which changes each year and of course the garden.
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Haus von Jacques Prévert, wo er bis zu seinem Tod im Jahre 1977 gelebt hat. Zu besichtigen sind seine noch vollständig erhaltene Werkstatt und seine Bibliothek. Das Haus beherbergt in jedem Jahr eine andere Ausstellung.
Im April-Mai von 14. bis 18.00 geöffnet. Im Juni & September von 11. bis 18.00. Von 11. bis 19.00 im Juli-August geöffnet. Für Grüppen nach Vereinbarung ganzjährig.
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> Jacques Prévet’s garden
Jacques Prévet’s woman and his friends decided to pay homage to him to offer a garden of the 1,5 hectare where the Jacques Prévert friends had planted their favourite trees (Yves Montand, Serge Regianni, Juliette Gréco, Jacqueline Picasso, Mme Chapelin…)
Gérard Fusberti, the owner and close friend receives the public for 20 years.
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Dieser Garten ist zur Ehren Jacques Préverts von seiner Frau und Freunden errichtet worden. Jeder von ihnen hat seinen Lieblingsbaum dort gepflanzt (Yves Montand, Serge Reggiani, Juliette Gréco, Jacqueline Picasso, Mme Chaplin…) Skulpturen und zahlreiche Gedichte im Garten.
Täglich geöffnet von April bis 1. Oktober, von 14 bis 19.00 (außer Freitags). Juli & August : von 11 bis 19.00.
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|  |  |  | | Friend of Miro, Picasso, and the french surrealists, Jacques Prévert started fis career as a scriptwriter. He wrote the dialogues for major french films of the 1940s, such as "Bizarre, Bizarre" a sarcastic comedy set in London. Revealed as a poet in 1946, Prévert created a new form of poetry, surrealistic, non-conformist and full of tenderness. Author of the song "Autumn leaves", the poet has also left a fanstastic collection of surrealistic "collages".
Jacques Prévert bought his cottage in Omonville-la-Petite in 1970, next door to his long life stage designer friend, Alexander Trauner. He will live there until his death in april 1977. Both Prévert and Trauner are buried in the local churchyard.
The visit of the upstairs studio, the biographical film and exhibition unable the visitor to comprehend the man and his work.
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