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Africa to America to Paris [videorecording] : the migration of black writers / Absynthe Programmes, La Huit Production ; a film by Jacques Goldstein and Blaise N'Djehoya.
Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
English
French
Published/Created
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998.
Description
1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
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Location
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Status
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Notes
ReCAP - Remote Storage: Video Collection
VCASS 379
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Subject(s)
Desdunes, Rodolphe Lucien
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Baldwin, James 1924-1987
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Wright, Richard 1908-1960
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Himes, Chester B. 1909-1984
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African American authors
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20th century
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Biography
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African American authors
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France
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Paris
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Biography
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African Americans
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France
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Paris
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History
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20th century
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American literature
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France
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Paris
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History and criticism
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American literature
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French influences
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Paris (France)
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Intellectual life
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20th century
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Related name
Goldstein, Jacques
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N'Djehoya, Blaise
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Thomas, Dwayne
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Clark, Tony
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Desdunes, Rodolphe Lucien
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
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Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
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Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984
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Absynthe Programmes
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Huit Production
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Films for the Humanities (Firm)
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Video recordings
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Summary note
Traces the path of African-American literature from the shores of the U.S. to the Left Bank of Paris at the end of World War II through the late 1960s. The program provides context by first exploring the New Orleans salon poetry of Desdunes and then discussing the historic suppression of black activists in the U.S. after the Harlem Renaissance. This program primarily traces the lives of James Baldwin, Richard Wright and Chester Himes who immigrated to Paris seeking greater intellectual freedom. Includes remembrances of fellow artists and readings from their diaries and works.
Notes
Originally produced in 1997.
Creation/Production credits
Camera, Jacques Goldstein ; editor, Loic Jasparl ; music, Jean-François Lauriol.
System details
VHS.
Participant(s)/Performer(s)
Commentary: Lester Sullivan, David Leeming, James Campbell, Herbert Gentry, Manthia Diawara, Aime Cesaire, Michel Fabre, Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles, Lesley Himes.
Narrators: Dwayne Thomas, Tony Clark.
Language note
In English and French with English subtitles or voiceover.
Other title(s)
Migration of black writers
Publisher no.
FFH8321
OCLC
43992091
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