Nov 29, 1975
65 min
Full-HD

Notes Towards an African Orestes (1975)

The director presents takes and scenes filmed on location in Africa for a film-that-never-was, a black Oresteia.

Category

Documentary

Country

Italy

Companies

IDI Cinematografica I Film Dell'Orso RAI

Gato Barbieri

Self - Musician: Saxophone

Donald F. Moye

Self - Musican: Drums

Marcello Melis

Self - Musician: Contrabasse

Yvonne Murray

Self - Singer

Archie Savage

Self - Singer

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Self (uncredited)

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