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Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

1999 · 1 season

A genial, unhurried travelogue that ambles through famous places with curiosity and dry wit.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Michael Palin
Overview
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin. It records Palin's travels as he visited many sites where Ernest Hemingway had been. The sites include Spain, Chicago, Paris, Italy, Africa, Key West, Cuba, and Idaho. After the trip was over Michael Palin wrote a book about the journey and his experiences. This book contains both Palin's text and many pictures by Basil Pao, the stills photographer who was on the team.

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    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • exploration
    • memory
    Places
    • road trip
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
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    Humour4
    Realism9
    Romance1
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    Complexity3
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    Genres
    documentary
    Starring
    Michael Palin
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes, 50 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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