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The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

1997 Drama Comedy Romance
Release date : March 5, 1997
Runtime : 1h 25m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Cheryl Dunye /
Writers : Cheryl Dunye /
Production companies : Dancing Girl /
March 5, 1997 1h 25m United States of America Drama English More
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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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Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl Dunye
Cheryl
Guinevere Turner
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye
Irene Dunye
Self
Brian Freeman
Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
Shelley Olivier
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
David Rakoff
David Rakoff
Librarian
Toshi Reagon
Toshi Reagon
Street Musician
Christopher Ridenhour
Christopher Ridenhour
Bob
Kat Robertson
Kat Robertson
Yvette
Jocelyn Taylor
Jocelyn Taylor
Stacey

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"I'm very attracted to you" Clip
"I'm very attracted to you"
A Flirty Customer Clip
A Flirty Customer
BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A Featurette
BFI at Home: The Watermelon Woman Q&A
Cheryl Explains it All Clip
Cheryl Explains it All
Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996) Featurette
Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)

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  • title：The Watermelon Woman
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1997
  • Runtime：1h 25m
  • Genres： Drama · Comedy · Romance ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： Cheryl Dunye /
  • Writers： Cheryl Dunye ·
  • Production companies： Dancing Girl ·
  • 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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