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Watched ths movie last night.. but never got to who the main character really was or what she was actually up to. but good movie..great cinematography and wardrobe.. worth a watch.. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...irect-4121949/
First, I am not into 'modern' black and white films. I started to watch this, and was disappointed in that. But what most bothered me was that in my view, while the woman's skin appeared to be very light, her facial features were almost instantly identifiable. I admit, I only watched the first 15 minutes, but it seemed quite obvious to me.
First, I am not into 'modern' black and white films. I started to watch this, and was disappointed in that. But what most bothered me was that in my view, while the woman's skin appeared to be very light, her facial features were almost instantly identifiable. I admit, I only watched the first 15 minutes, but it seemed quite obvious to me.
I watched the whole movie and since you only watched the first 15 minutes, I'm not sure if you are talking about the woman who played Mrs. Redfield, or the one who played her friend Clare, who was married to the white racist man?
Do you think Jessica Szohr would have been better in the role?
It was an interesting movie, with a sad twist at the end. It wasn't mind blowing, but it wasn't terrible either.
My kids don't get how I can watch B&W movies. Some of the best movies made were done in B&W, and I grew up watching reruns of The Twilight Zone and I Love Lucy, so it doesn't bother me. One of my favorite "modern" movies is Stranger Than Paradise by Jim Jarmusch.
I watched the whole movie and since you only watched the first 15 minutes, I'm not sure if you are talking about the woman who played Mrs. Redfield, or the one who played her friend Clare, who was married to the white racist man?
Do you think Jessica Szohr would have been better in the role?
It was an interesting movie, with a sad twist at the end. It wasn't mind blowing, but it wasn't terrible either.
My kids don't get how I can watch B&W movies. Some of the best movies made were done in B&W, and I grew up watching reruns of The Twilight Zone and I Love Lucy, so it doesn't bother me. One of my favorite "modern" movies is Stranger Than Paradise by Jim Jarmusch.
Up until 1954, the majority of films were B&W, and I love films from the late 1930s through the early 1950s. They weren't in black and white for artistic reasons. They were in B&W because studios were well aware of -- at the time -- how much the cost of producing color prints would reduce their profits. When television came along and started really denting into studio profits, color movies were a way to lure people into the theaters, hence the rather sudden dominance of color films in 1954.
Both Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson are beautiful women, but I wouldn't mistake either in terms of race/mixed-race.
The subject of "passing" isn't new to Hollywood. Two films that come to mind for me: "Pinky" starring Jeanne Crain (quite a risky role for a white actress at that time) and "Imitation Of Life" (either version).
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