James Baldwin: From Another Place

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1973 / 12min.

Rating6.5

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

In Istanbul, American writer James Baldwin muses about race, the American fascination with sexuality, insights into his interrupted writing decade in the country, the generosity of the Turks, and how being in another country, in another place, forces one to re-examine well-established attitudes about modern society.

Directors

Actors

James Baldwin

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