The read
It runs a compact 27m.
Synopsis
In 1970, a British film crew set out to make a straightforward literary portrait of James Baldwin set in Paris, insisting on setting aside his political activism. Baldwin bristled at their questions, and the result is a fascinating, confrontational, often uncomfortable butting of heads between the filmmakers and their subject, in which the author visits the Bastille and other Parisian landmarks and reflects on revolution, colonialism, and what it means to be a Black expatriate in Europe.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
49 audience votes
Key crew
- Terence DixonDirector
Cast
- James BaldwinSelf
- Terence DixonSelf
Stills
Themes
paris, franceraceafrican american historyjames baldwin