Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
7.1
1971
27m
Documentary
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.
Key Crew
Director
Terence Dixon
Cinematography
Jack Hazan
Cast (2)
James Baldwin
Self
Terence Dixon
Self
