Papa Césaire

IMDb 10.0 2009 ‱ 58 min ‱ Documentary

Director

Sarah Maldoror

Country

FR

Plot Summary

Shortly after his death in 2008, Maldoror made this film about her longtime friend and collaborator, the NĂ©gritude poet AimĂ© CĂ©saire. In this film, she retraces the steps of CĂ©saire’s travels across the globe — particularly back to his hometown in Martinique, where Maldoror interviews his relatives about his life — and her working relationship with CĂ©saire, including fragments of her previous films about him, Un homme, une terre (1976) and Le masque des mots (1987).

Top Cast

Aimé Césaire
Aimé Césaire Self
Greg Germain
Greg Germain Self
Annouchka de Andrade
Annouchka de Andrade Self
Alex Haley
Alex Haley Self
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou Self