Aimé Césaire, poet and statesman / Full Duck Productions ; producer, Ann Armstrong Scarboro ; director, Susan Wilcox.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Césaire, Aimé, interviewee.

Wilcox, Susan, director.

Scarboro, Ann Armstrong, producer.

Full Duck Productions, producer.

Mosaic Media (Firm), distributor.

Series:

Ethnic expressions from the mosaic of the Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Césaire, Aimé--Political and social views.

Césaire, Aimé.

Césaire, Aimé--Interviews.

Césaire, Aimé.

Black people--Political activity.

Black people.

Literature and society--Martinique--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

Authors, Martinican--Biography.

Authors, Martinican.

History.

Political and social views.

Martinique.

Race awareness in literature.

Negritude (Literary movement).

Genre:

Biographies.

Biographical films.

Documentary films.

Interviews.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (42 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo., : Mosaic Media, 2002.

Language Note:

Narrated in English; some spoken French with English voice-over.

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

Césaire speaks about his love for the French Caribbean landscape, his student days in Paris, the connection between his inner journey and the process of writing, his fight against the ravages of slavery and French policies in the colonies. The video also includes interviews with the Martinican artists who speak of Césaire's influence on their work, Victor Anicet and Luc Marlin, and ends with a two minute reading by Césaire.

OCLC:

63602903