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Story Of A Three Day Pass (Full Frame)

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Infused with quirky jazz and pop music and shot in a style that has since become the quintessential expression of '60s European cinema, "Story Of A 3 Day Pass" tells the tale of an African American soldier stationed in Europe (Harry Baird), and the racism he encounters from his fellow soldiers following his idyllic three-day affair with a young French woman (Nicole Berger). Film historians cite "Story Of A 3 Day Pass," based on Van Peebles' French novel "La Permission," as the first major film by a black director to be released in the United States.

"Featuring a special introduction by the filmmaker: Melvin Van Peebles discusses the events that led him to France in the 1960s, and, ultimately, to write and direct this landmark interracial love story".

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