

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
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1971-05-05 • 0h 27m
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.
- Directors
- Terence Dixon
- Editors
- Richard Key

Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris
Visit website1971-05-05 • 0h 27m
7.1/10 • 38
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.
- Directors
- Terence Dixon
- Editors
- Richard Key
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Self
Terence Dixon
Self
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- paris, franceraceafrican american historyjames baldwin