Grimonprez is his own eclectic mix. A cultural theorist preoccupied with mass media and fear; a fast-talking professorial ...
Interview - Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader ...
Premiering out of Sundance's World Cinema Documentary Competition, the impressionistic essay film "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat" refracts the plot against Patrice Lumumba through a kaleidoscopic lens.
As his latest film screens at the San Sebastian Film ... the overthrow and the murder of Patrice Lumumba. That was just before the UN [General Assemby], and there was so much linked.