Césaire contre Aragon

A Short film of

Guy Deslauriers

Produced by

Kreyolimages

Production year2019

Runtime52 min

Synopsis

"Whether the poem turns out well or poorly on the oil of its hinge, kiss it off, Depestre, kiss it off and let Aragon go on about it!"

This full-frontal attack on the poet Louis Aragon expressed in a letter-poem written by Aimé Césaire to Haitian poet René Depestre in 1955 became a historic moment. It is because of it that Césaire, Depestre, Aragon—and through them, France, the West Indies, and Africa—found themselves at the heart of one of the most fertile postwar poetic controversies. It spilled out from literary circles and initiated one of the political overthrows that shook the twentieth century. But why, by way of Depestre, did Césaire react with such ferocity toward Aragon?

Credits

Director (1)

Guy Deslauriers
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Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Kreyolimages

Full credits (10)

Executive Producer : Shinsaï Deslauriers

Screenwriter : Patrick Chamoiseau

Director of Photography : Jacques Boumendil

Assistant Director : Cyril De Virginy

Editor : Laurence Henry

Sound Recordist : Erwan Kerzanet

Voice-over : Alain Azerot

Production manager : Gisèle Grellet

Sound Mixer : Joël Rangon

Participant : Lucien Jean-Baptiste

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Themes : History
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2019
Runtime : 52 min
Visa number : 150.748
Visa issue date : 21/06/2019
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color and Black & White
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

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