{"id":152362,"date":"2021-05-06T12:59:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=152362"},"modified":"2021-05-06T01:24:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T05:24:09","slug":"mario-van-peebles-on-the-restoration-of-melvin-van-peebles-the-story-of-a-three-day-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/mario-van-peebles-on-the-restoration-of-melvin-van-peebles-the-story-of-a-three-day-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Van Peebles On The Restoration of Melvin Van Peebles’ – ‘The Story of a Three Day Pass’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blackfilm.com correspondent Ellen J. Wanjiru interviews Mario Van Peebles on the restoration of Melvin Van Peebles’ – ‘The Story of a Three Day Pass<\/em>,<\/strong>‘ which is the first full-length film by one of cinema\u2019s most important African American directors — his father, Melvin Van Peebles<\/strong>. We discuss the impetus and making of the 1968 French New Wave film, the New 4K restoration by IndieCollect in consultation with Mario Van Peebles, with support from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association<\/em>, Melvin Van Peebles — the man, the maverick, plus more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Janus Films will premiere The\u00a0Story of a Three Day Pass<\/a> on May 7 both theatrically and virtually in New York and Los Angeles (in New York @ Film Forum and in LA, @ Laemmle NoHO).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SYNOPSIS: Turner (Harry Baird), an African American soldier stationed in France, is granted a promotion and a three-day leave from base by his casually racist commanding officer and heads to Paris, where he finds whirlwind romance with a white woman (Nicole Berger)\u2014but what happens to their love when his furlough is over? Watch a clip from ‘The Story of a Three Day Pass’ below!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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