The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967)
3.7 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 26min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Melvin Van Peebles's edgy, angsty, romantic first feature could never have been made in America. Unable to break into segregated Hollywood, Van Peebles decamped to Paris, taught himself French, and wrote a number of books in the language, one of which, La permission, grew ou of the story for his stylistically innovative 'The Story of a Three Day Pass'. Turner (Harry Baird), an African American soldier stationed in France, is granted a promotion and a three-day leave from base by his casually racist commanding officer and heads to Paris, where he finds whirlwind romance with a white woman (Nicole Berger) but what happens to their love when his furlough is over? Channeling the brash exuberance of the French New Wave, Van Peebles creates an exploration of the psychology of an interracial relationship as well as a commentary on France's contradictory attitudes about race that is playful, sarcastic, and stingingly subversive by turns, and that laid the foundation for the scorchedearth cinematic revolution he would let loose just a few years later. - Actors:
- Harry Baird, Pierre Doris, Christian Marin, Nicole Berger, Karell Jonathan Beer, George Birt, Jon Carlson, Muriel Gaines, Florita Peres, Liberto Malsan, Dany Jacquet, Valerie Kovaks, Jean Dumaine, Hal Brav, Tria French
- Directors:
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Producers:
- Guy Belfond
- Writers:
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Aka:
- La permission
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Countries:
- France
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not available for rental
- Run Time:
- 86 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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