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The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman

85 mins | 1996
Director: Cheryl Dunye
Cast: Camille Paglia, Cheryl Clarke, Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Irene Dunye, Lisa Marie Bronson, Toshi Reagon, Valarie Walker

Synopsis:

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played ‘mammy’ archetypes.

Reviews

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The New York Times
Stephen Holden
DVDBeaver
Dennis Schwartz Movie ReviewsB
Dennis Schwartz
Philadelphia City Paper
Jeannine DeLombard
The Stop ButtonB
Andrew Wickliffe
Village Voice
Serena Donadoni
Time Out
Linda Lopez McAlister
Slant MagazineB
Clayton Dillard
AfterEllen.com - Lesbian and Bi Women in Entertainment
Shauna Swartz
AfterEllen.com - Lesbian and Bi Women in Entertainment
Trish Bendix
AfterEllen.com - Lesbian and Bi Women in Entertainment
Shauna Swartz
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Examiner
Barbara Shulgasser
Movie Magazine International
Austin ChronicleB
Marjorie Baumgarten
The Digital Bits
Dennis Seuling
Boxoffice Magazine
Bright Lights Film Journal

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