Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend

Margaret Mead: A Portrait By a Friend (1978) is a film directed by Jean Rouch rated 9.0/10.

Jean Rouch filmed this loving and humorous portrait of anthropologist and filmmaker Margaret Mead in September 1977 while he was a guest of the first Margaret Mead Film Festival. As both a friend and colleague, Rouch reveals a glimpse of the legendary Mead in her later years.