You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning (1971)

06/15/1971 (FR) • Documentary • 20m

Overview

An affectionate portrait of the left-wing publisher and bookshop owner François Maspero, who was a contributor to Far From Vietnam and would later publish the commentary to Le Fond de l’air est rouge. Maspero is one of the most satisfying and likeable of Marker’s films from this period, achieving an exemplary balance of quirky human warmth with a clear and inventive form of political argument.

You Speak of Paris: Maspero. Words Have Meaning (1971)

06/15/1971 (FR) • 20m

Documentary

Overview

An affectionate portrait of the left-wing publisher and bookshop owner François Maspero, who was a contributor to Far From Vietnam and would later publish the commentary to Le Fond de l’air est rouge. Maspero is one of the most satisfying and likeable of Marker’s films from this period, achieving an exemplary balance of quirky human warmth with a clear and inventive form of political argument.

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François Maspero

Self (archive footage)

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Original Language

French

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