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Simone Weil Avenue

Simone Weil Avenue

1992 · 9 min · Documentary

The above narrative, by Simone Weil, the French philosopher and mystic, was written into her last notebook. The places filmed show where she lived and worked during that time. It was 1942-43.

Directed by Fanny Howe · Written by Simone Weil

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