Dr. Philipson looks back at the life of his cousin Marion, a fiercely independent anti-colonialist and socialist documentary filmmaker, known for her work with Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens. Philipson explores how, from an unpromising bourgeois Jewish background in Cleveland, she lived in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and beyond, surrounding herself with artists and progressive intellectuals, how her relationship with Ivens led her across the globe to Asia and Europe. As he weaves the story of her career and love life, Philipson also reflects not only on his relationship with her, but on his beloved time in Paris, a time they shared as family, and, by that token, a time of closeness and keeping secrets.

Music

“Bali Bali” – Doug Maxwell and Jimmy Fontanez
“Die lustige Witwe, Act 2: Vilja-Lied. "Es lebt' eine Vilja, ein Waldmägdelein" (Hanna)” – Karita Mattila
“I Had The Craziest Dream” – Harry James & His Orchestra
“I Had The Craziest Dream” – Les Elgart
“I Love Paris” – Ella Fitzgerald
“I Love Paris” – Instrumental 101 Orchestra
“Internationale” – A Magyar Rádió és Televízió Szimfonikus Zenekara
“Poliushko Polie” – André Rieu
"Song of the Plains” – Paul Robeson
“The Internationale” – Utah Phillips & AniDiFranco
“The Last Time I Saw Paris” – Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
“The Last Time I Saw Paris” – Dénes Dosztán
“Vilja” – Franz Lehár

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