This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biography (1999)

10/12/1999 (US) • Documentary • 35m

Overview

Jonas Mekas reflects on summers spent in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Jackie Kennedy, her sister Lee Radziwill, and their families. Blending personal footage with diary narration, the film captures intimate moments of friendship, cinema, and healing in the years following John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

This Side of Paradise: Fragments of An Unfinished Biography (1999)

10/12/1999 (US) • 35m

Documentary

Overview

Jonas Mekas reflects on summers spent in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Jackie Kennedy, her sister Lee Radziwill, and their families. Blending personal footage with diary narration, the film captures intimate moments of friendship, cinema, and healing in the years following John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

Top Billed Cast

Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Caroline Kennedy

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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