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Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the class struggle and points out the irony of Jane Fonda's participation in the photo shoot, which was staged.

Top Cast

  • Jane Fonda

    Jane Fonda

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Jean-Luc Godard

    Jean-Luc Godard

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Jean-Pierre Gorin

    Jean-Pierre Gorin

    Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Marlon Brando

    Marlon Brando

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Moshe Dayan

    Moshe Dayan

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • James Dean

    James Dean

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Maria Falconetti

    Maria Falconetti

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Henry Fonda

    Henry Fonda

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Lillian Gish

    Lillian Gish

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Overview

The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the class struggle and points out the irony of Jane Fonda's participation in the photo shoot, which was staged.

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7.2 / 10
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