Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend
1978, English. Directed by Jean Rouch.
The way to be a citizen of the world is to be at home in a lot of places.
Jean Rouch filmed this loving and humorous portrait of anthropologist and filmmaker Margaret Mead in September 1977 while he was a guest of the first Margaret Mead Film Festival. As both a friend and colleague, Rouch reveals a glimpse of the legendary Mead in her later years.
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- 0h 30m
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- English
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- 4 October 1978
- Country
- France
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Who directed Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend?
Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend (1978) was directed by Jean Rouch and stars Margaret Mead.