The Watermelon Woman (1997)

Name: The Watermelon Woman
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1997
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Alexandra Juhasz, Brian Freeman, Camille Paglia, Cheryl Clarke, Cheryl Dunye

Comedy Drama Romance

7.0 (130 votes)

1h 25m

Overview

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Details

Director: Cheryl Dunye
Writer: Cheryl Dunye
Original Language: English
Budget: N/A

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

Keywords

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