Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (1971)

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.

Released

1971-05-05

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

27 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Terence Dixon

TMDB rating

7.1/10 from 50 votes