Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

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.

Main Cast

James Baldwin

Self

Age : 63 | Popularity : 10%

Terence Dixon

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Terence Dixon
Camera	Director of Photography	Jack Hazan
Editing	Editor	Richard Key
Sound	Sound	Greg Bailey
Department	Role	Name

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