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Bessie
Why this pick
Shared genres: Drama, Musical.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2020 1h 34m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In a 1920's music recording studio, over the course of one afternoon, a group of musicians and the legendary blues singer Ma Rainey record several songs as they discuss the questions of prejudice, race relations, and the problems facing black people in American society today.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
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Glynn Turman
Toledo
Colman Domingo
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Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae
Jonny Coyne
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Michael Potts
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Jeremy Shamos
Irvin