Song of Avignon (1998)

7.4/10 9 min Documentary

Overview

Jonas Mekas reflects on a 1966 trip to Avignon that offered solace during a period of personal crisis. Combining diary texts read by Angus MacLise with images of place and memory, the film becomes a lyrical meditation on pain, survival, and the restorative power of reflection.

Cast

Angus MacLise

Narrator (archive footage)

Jonas Mekas

Self

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