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Memory's Gaze

Name: Memory's Gaze
Director: Sarah Maldoror
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-01-01
Duration: 24 min
Cast: Greg Germain, Aimé Césaire, Edouard Glissant, Roland Suvelor, Madeleine de Grandmaison

2003 0hr : 24m Documentary

The filmmaker Sarah Maldoror films the writer Édouard Glissant at the Fort de Joux (in the Jura), in the cell where the Haitian general Toussaint Louverture was held prisoner until his death in 1803. She then talks to Aimé Césaire at Le Diamant in Martinique, in front of Laurent Valère's "Cap 110" memorial. The documentary also includes short interviews with Roland Suvélor and Madeleine de Grandmaison, and the reading of texts performed by Greg Germain.

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Greg GermainNarrator

Aimé CésaireSelf

Edouard GlissantSelf

Roland SuvelorSelf

Madeleine de GrandmaisonSelf

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Why it may be worth watching

Memory's Gaze combines Documentary elements in one feature.
The principal cast includes Greg Germain, Aimé Césaire, Edouard Glissant.

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Best suited to viewers looking for Documentary. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.

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