The Places of a Fugue (1978)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 41M

Director : Georges Perec

Synopsis

Directed by French author Geroges Perec, Les Lieux d'une fugue is an autobiographical account of the writer's experience of running away from his aunt's house at age 11. As much a meditation on the streets of Paris as it is personal narrative, Les Lieux d'une fugue examines how Perec's verbal games play out alongside a movie camera.

Actors

Marcel Cuvelier
Marcel Cuvelier
Narrator

Crews

Georges Perec
Georges Perec
Director
Georges Perec
Georges Perec
Writer
Bernard Zitzermann
Bernard Zitzermann
Writer

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