The Story of a Three-Day Pass
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The Story of a Three-Day Pass

Director Melvin Van Peebles
Year 1968
Country USA
Runtime 1h 27m
Language English, French
In English and French with English subtitles
Format DCP
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Synopsis

Melvin Van Peebles’ first film, made in France where the young filmmaker lived in exile from America’s segregated film industry, is a fascinating take on the Nouvelle Vague as seen through the eyes of a sensitive Black American. It is, as the title implies, the chronicle of a whirlwind romance between a Black American soldier on leave in Paris and a white woman. A major rediscovery and a wonderful stylistic hybrid. Newly restored.