In 1926, Ionesco moved to Paris and began writing plays, the first of which was The Killer in 1928. His first published short story, "Passeport pour la peur", appeared in .
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It was published in . Ionesco was often compared to Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus because of their similar philosophical and artistic beliefs, which led to a series of antagonistic confrontations between the two. The French writer also said that he had read much of their work. More than half a century after the first publication of Ionesco's work, translator and critic René Weis wrote, "Among the many enemies of the theatre in the 20th century, one might consider the name of Ionesco, perhaps the most successful in this struggle for the theatre." Ionesco became well known in the United States after the French writer Michel Leiris wrote an article about his work, which was published in the New Yorker in 1955. Weis, who lived in the United States at the time, said he was aware of the publication and argued that Leiris's praise was unwarranted.
Film
Ionesco made his first film appearance in . Shortly afterwards, he was invited to film director Louis Malle's première of his film Mon Oncle (My Uncle). The film starred Charles Aznavour and Annie Girardot, and was about a gypsy who moves to Paris. The film did not have a distribution contract, but it was previewed at the Paris film festival on 23 October 1959. In 1958, Ionesco began writing the screenplay for his next film, , but he was not involved in its production and received no compensation for the effort he expended.
In 1965, director Jean-Luc Godard approached Ionesco about starring in a film adaptation of Ionesco's play . Ionesco was hesitant, because he felt the play and film were "two radically different animals." He also said that he had other priorities at the time. He had to settle a dispute with .
Ionesco agreed to the film project, and . took place in October 1965. It was filmed in black-and-white and starred an ensemble cast which included Jean-Paul Belmondo and . The film was largely based on the play but it had several changes. Most importantly, the leading character, "The Artist" (played by Belmondo), ac619d1d87
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