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Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
1971 · Movie · 28 min · ★ 7.1
Documentary
Tense, combative, discursive: a meeting with James Baldwin doesn’t quite go according to plan for a group of presumptuous white filmmakers in this rarely seen, Paris-set short film. An illuminating snapshot of Baldwin’s intellectual worldview that bristles with friction and ideas.
Also known as Meeting the Man
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-05-05
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 28 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (44 votes)
Themes
- paris, france
- race
- african american history
- james baldwin
Cast & crew

James Baldwin
as Self
- TD
Terence Dixon
as Self
Directed by Terence Dixon