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African Diary

African Diary

1994•8m•Documentary

African Diary uses footage from a filmed personal diary shot in Algeria by an anonymous Frenchman between 1927-1936. Here, they reprise his cinematic jottings as he followed in the footsteps of the 19th century Orientalists like Flaubert.

Yervant Gianikian · Director

Angela Ricci Lucchi · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime8m
LanguageXX
Release DateJan 1, 1994

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