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    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    R2020 · Historical drama · 1h 34m

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  1. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 American drama film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. The film stars Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts.

  2. Dec 18, 2020 · A drama film based on August Wilson's play about the legendary blues singer Ma Rainey and her band in 1920s Chicago. Starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, the film explores the tensions and truths of the music industry and society.

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    • Drama, Music
    • George C. Wolfe
    • 2020-12-18
  3. Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a recording session. Watch trailers & learn more.

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    • 94 min
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  4. Nov 25, 2020 · Framed by a pair of powerhouse performances, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom pays affectionate tribute to a blues legend -- and Black culture at large. Tensions and temperatures rise at a...

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    • Viola Davis
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  6. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 1982 play – one of the ten-play Century Cycle by August Wilsonthat chronicles the 20th-century African-American experience. The play is set in a recording studio in 1920s Chicago, and deals with issues of race, art, religion, and the historic exploitation of black recording artists by white producers.

    • August Wilson
    • 1982
  7. Dec 18, 2020 · A film adaptation of August Wilson's play about the blues singer Ma Rainey and her band, featuring Chadwick Boseman's final performance. The review praises the actors, the cinematography and the themes of the film, but criticizes the editing and the pacing.

  8. Dec 17, 2020 · “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Wilson’s 1984 play about a recording session in Chicago in the 1920s, both dramatizes and expresses that duality. Absurdities and frustrations abound, and the ...

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