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poster of Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
Rating: 8/10 by 2 users

Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood (2022)

In 1971, director Melvin Van Peebles turned the figure of the black hero in US cinema upside down with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song: the story of the making of a seminal movie that initiated the Blaxploitation movement, a short-lived but highly influential sub-genre in the years that followed.

Directing:
  • Catherine Bernstein
  • Martine Delumeau
Writing:
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Mar 16, 2022

Rating: 8/10 by 2 users

Alternative Title:
Der Pate des Black Cinema – Melvin Van Peebles und Sweet Sweetbacks Lied - DE
Nacimiento de un héroe negro en el cine: Sweet Sweetback - ES
Melvin Van Peebles: narodziny czarnej gwiazdy kina - PL
Melvin Van Peebles: «Sweet Sweetback» – La nascita di un eroe nero al cinema - IT
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of a Black Hero - FR
The Birth of a Black Movie Hero: Sweet Sweetback - US
Sweet Black Film : Naissance du héros noir à Hollywood - FR

Country:
France
Language:
English
Français
Runtime: 00 hour 53 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: cinema on cinema, blaxploitation cinema, cinema history, usa cinema

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