The Watermelon Woman
Movie Details
Overview
A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played ‘mammy’ archetypes.
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Cast:
Alexandra Juhasz, Brian Freeman, Camille Paglia, Cheryl Clarke, Cheryl Dunye, David Rakoff, Guinevere Turner, Ira Jeffries, Irene Dunye, Lisa Marie Bronson, Sarah Schulman, Shelley Olivier, Toshi Reagon, V.S. Brodie, Valarie Walker
Director:
Cheryl Dunye
Country:
United States of America
Release Year:
1996
IMDB Rating:
7.1 (4735 votes)
TMDB Rating:
6.9 (117 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes:
92
Metacritic:
74
FilmAffinity:
7.0
Runtime:
1h 25m
Budget:
1,989 USD
Release Date:
1997-03-05
Status:
Released
Tagline:
Sometimes you have to create your own history.
