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The Watermelon Woman
1997
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Release date :
March 5, 1997
Runtime :
1h 25m
Countries of origin :
United States of America
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Original Language :
English
/
Director :
Cheryl Dunye
/
Writers :
Cheryl Dunye
/
Production companies :
Dancing Girl
/
March 5, 1997
1h 25m
United States of America
Drama
English
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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
Guinevere Turner
Diana
Valarie Walker
Tamara
Lisa Marie Bronson
Fae "The Watermelon Woman" Richards
Cheryl Clarke
June Walker
Irene Dunye
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Brian Freeman
Lee Edwards
Ira Jeffries
Shirley Hamilton
Alexandra Juhasz
Martha Page
Camille Paglia
Self
Sarah Schulman
CLIT Archivist
V.S. Brodie
Karaoke Singer
Shelley Olivier
Annie Heath
David Rakoff
Librarian
Toshi Reagon
Street Musician
Christopher Ridenhour
Bob
Kat Robertson
Yvette
Jocelyn Taylor
Stacey
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Mark Kermode Reviews Watermelon Woman (1996)
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Film parameters
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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