Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Taste attributes: dramamusicmusic/dancehistoricalgay/lesbianslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationship
"It would be an empty world without the blues."
Boxlist takeA fresh, stirring music film: grounded and weighty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2020
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
