Harriet (2019)
Country: US/CHI
Technical: col/2.39:1 125m
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Clarke Peters
Synopsis:
In Maryland before the Civil War, a female slave escapes north to Philadelphia, a miraculous achievement in itself. However, she then returns to bring back her family and, in due course, dozens of other runaway slaves.
Review:
The true story of Harriet Tubman, this enobling biopic does not wear its significance lightly but spares us the customary brutality of the negro experience of the time. As film narrative it is no doubt a touch repetitious and prolonged, and depends on a number of what would normally be considered incredible strokes of good fortune and humanity, for which it accounts via the stratagem of Harriet's private line of communication to God. The film is also perhaps a reminder of how many young black performers have recently been 'liberated' onto our screens.
Country: US/CHI
Technical: col/2.39:1 125m
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Clarke Peters
Synopsis:
In Maryland before the Civil War, a female slave escapes north to Philadelphia, a miraculous achievement in itself. However, she then returns to bring back her family and, in due course, dozens of other runaway slaves.
Review:
The true story of Harriet Tubman, this enobling biopic does not wear its significance lightly but spares us the customary brutality of the negro experience of the time. As film narrative it is no doubt a touch repetitious and prolonged, and depends on a number of what would normally be considered incredible strokes of good fortune and humanity, for which it accounts via the stratagem of Harriet's private line of communication to God. The film is also perhaps a reminder of how many young black performers have recently been 'liberated' onto our screens.
Country: US/CHI
Technical: col/2.39:1 125m
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, Clarke Peters
Synopsis:
In Maryland before the Civil War, a female slave escapes north to Philadelphia, a miraculous achievement in itself. However, she then returns to bring back her family and, in due course, dozens of other runaway slaves.
Review:
The true story of Harriet Tubman, this enobling biopic does not wear its significance lightly but spares us the customary brutality of the negro experience of the time. As film narrative it is no doubt a touch repetitious and prolonged, and depends on a number of what would normally be considered incredible strokes of good fortune and humanity, for which it accounts via the stratagem of Harriet's private line of communication to God. The film is also perhaps a reminder of how many young black performers have recently been 'liberated' onto our screens.