James Baldwin at 100: Meeting the Man: Baldwin in Paris
Documentary, directed by Terence Dixon
France/U.K., 1970, 27 min
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 landmark and reflects on revolution, colonialism, and what it means to be a Black expatriate in Europe.
Sign up and stick around for the second film of the night, James Baldwin at 100: Beale Street Could Talk (separate registration required).
Join us on Friday, January 10 for two more James Baldwin at 100 films, Price of the Ticket and From Another Place (separate registration required for each film).
BPL Presents programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Documentary, directed by Terence Dixon
France/U.K., 1970, 27 min
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 landmark and reflects on revolution, colonialism, and what it means to be a Black expatriate in Europe.
Sign up and stick around for the second film of the night, James Baldwin at 100: Beale Street Could Talk (separate registration required).
Join us on Friday, January 10 for two more James Baldwin at 100 films, Price of the Ticket and From Another Place (separate registration required for each film).
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