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Features
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• NTSC
In Theaters : 20 May, 1970
Video Release : 01 September, 1998 |
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A great oldie.
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| I searched for years after seeing this movie when it was first released, but it didn't seem to be available on VHS. I was very pleased to find a copy - in great condition. Beau Bridges and Pearl Bailey are terrific in this tale of a rich white boy's foray into the black culture of the late 60's/early 70's - the impact of the tenants in the building he buys in a black neighborhood (just beginning to be gentrified) and his on their lives (his involvement with a female tenant who's husband is in jail). But I think the best part of the movie may be Lee Grant's performance as his mother. Underrated as an actress who I believe was mainly known on tv, she hits a perfect note as a spoiled white woman who can't quite remember which of her many beaus she actually married (after a night of drinking with Pearl Bailey). Some hard truths about the gap - culturally and economically - between black and white are played out very well here and the love story is quite touching. Terrific movie that has aged well. |
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