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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Why this pick
Shared genres: Drama, Musical.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2015 1h 47m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Bessie
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Keep the feeling.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
The story of Bessie Smith, who became one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and is an enduring icon today, and her transformation from a struggling young singer into “The Empress of the Blues."
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Mike Epps
Richard
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Michael K. Williams
Jack Gee
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith