María K (2020)
Overview
A secret figure in French underground cinema, Maria Koleva has filmed all over Paris, written about Marx and rubbed shoulders with the likes of Serge Daney. This documentary is a portrait of a histrionic Koleva, trying to reveal her militant, poetic and cinematographic universe, located in the Latin Quarter of Paris.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 0.735 |
Directed By
Juan Francisco González
Crew
Les Ateliers Varan
Juan Francisco González
Juan Francisco González
Elsa Bailhache
Tomislav Jancar
Olivier Amour
Anne-Sophie Philibert
Abdelhaq Kass
Juan Francisco González
TOP CAST
Maria Koleva
Maria
Serge Daney
Serge (archive footage)
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