Pornotropic (2020)
Original title: Pornotropic : Marguerite Duras et l'illusion coloniale
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When French writer Marguerite Duras (1914-96) published her novel The Sea Wall in 1950, she came very close to winning the prestigious Prix Goncourt. Meanwhile, in Indochina, France was suffering its first military defeats in its war against the Việt Minh, the rebel movement for independence.
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Romane BohringerSelf - ReaderAnn Laura StolerSelf- Anthropologist
Françoise VergèsSelf - Politologist
Alain RuscioSelf - HistorianBoulomsouk SvadphaiphaneSelf - Writer
Marguerite DurasSelf - Writer (archive footage)Keywords
Based on novel or bookWoman director1950sRacismWhite supremacyForced prostitutionPortrait of an artistFrench writerFrench colonialismIndochina war
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Genre affinityHistory · DocumentaryTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Woman Director · 1950sPacingShortEmotional intensityIndochina WarDirector preference904296 · 1484554Actor preference206618 · 231374 · 1484550
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What is Pornotropic about?
When French writer Marguerite Duras (1914-96) published her novel The Sea Wall in 1950, she came very close to winning the prestigious Prix Goncourt. Meanwhile, in Indochina, France was suffering its first military defeats in its war against the Việt Minh, the rebel movement for independence.
How long is Pornotropic?
Pornotropic has a runtime of 53 minutes.