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Dominican Rep. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Original title
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- Year
- 2020
- Running time
- 94 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Viola Davis
Chadwick Boseman
Glynn Turman
Colman Domingo
Michael Potts
Jeremy Shamos
Taylour Paige
Jonny Coyne
Joshua Harto
Scott Matheny- Dusan Brown
Phil Nardozzi- Daniel Johnson
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Biography. Music. Racism. 1920s
- Synopsis
- Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago as a band of musicians await trailblazing performer, the legendary "Mother of the Blues," Ma Rainey (Academy Award® winner Viola Davis). Late to the session, the fearless, fiery Ma engages in a battle of wills with her white manager and producer over control of her music. As the band waits in the studio's claustrophobic rehearsal room, ambitious trumpeter Levee (Chadwick Boseman) - who has an eye for Ma's girlfriend and is determined to stake his own claim on the music industry - spurs his fellow musicians into an eruption of stories revealing truths that will forever change the course of their lives. Adapted from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson's play, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM celebrates the transformative power of the blues and the artists who refuse to let society's prejudices dictate their worth. Directed by George C. Wolfe and adapted for the screen by Ruben ...
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- Awards
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2020: Academy Awards: Best Costume Design & Makeup and Hairstyling. 5 Noms.2020: Golden Globes: Best Actor Drama (Boseman)2020: BAFTA Awards: Best Costum Design & Make up2020: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - Movies of the Year2020: Critics Choice Awards: Best Actor (Boseman), Costume Design & Make up2020: Independent Spirit Awards: 5 Nominations including Best Film
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- 65 My favorite 2020 movies (35)
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