Documentary · Italy · 1994 · 8m

African Diary

Diario africano

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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.

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Yervant Gianikian directed African Diary. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

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