Nadja in Paris
Jan 01 1964
•0h 13m
•Documentary
Nadja is a guest student, who stays at Cité Universitaire and visits the Sorbonne, while preparing a thesis on Proust; she also likes to stroll about Paris.
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Nadja Tesich
Self
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Self
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