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Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man

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Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man
Directed byBenjamin Sutherland
Gonzague Pichelin
Written byBenjamin Sutherland
Gonzague Pichelin
StarringGeorge Whitman
Sylvia Whitman
CinematographyGonzague Pichelin
Edited byThomas Bertay
Gonzague Pichelin
Music byMichael Galasso
Release dates
  • March 2003 (2003-03) (Paris Printemps de Poètes
    Film Festival)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man is a 2003 documentary film directed by Benjamin Sutherland and Gonzague Pichelin.[1][2] It is about George Whitman who opened a bookshop-commune in Paris in 1951 called Shakespeare and Company.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gates, Anita (October 10, 2005). "WHAT'S ON TONIGHT". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man". Sundance TV. 2003. Archived from the original on June 21, 2010.
  3. ^ Copetas, A. Craig (June 7, 2009). "Hemingway's Hangout Spruces Up to Defy Amazon". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
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