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The Help (film) The Help. (film) The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett 's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek.
Jackson, Mississippi, 1963. With the Jim Crow laws enforcing racial segregation, budding journalist Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan returns to her hometown after graduation. But the vibrant, good-hearted white woman doesn't come home empty-handed: Skeeter has come up with the radical idea to interview local black maids and tell their side of the story ...
Aug 9, 2011 · A feel-good fable about how African-American maids in the South empowered a young white woman to write a best-seller about them in Jim Crow days. The film stars Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone and Bryce Dallas Howard, and is based on Kathryn Stockett's novel.
The Help Summary. The Help focuses on three women in 1960s Jackson Mississippi: Aibileen, who works as a nanny and housekeeper for the Leefolt family; Minny, an outspoken maid; and Skeeter, a recent college graduate. Skeeter longs to pursue a career in writing that will take her beyond the stifling confines of her refined white southern society.
Aug 10, 2011 · The Help: Directed by Tate Taylor. With Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer. An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
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Aug 10, 2011 · Movie review: ‘The Help’. “The Help” is a delicious peppery stew of home-cooked, 1960s Southern-style racism that serves up a soulful dish of what ails us and what heals us. Laughter ...
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A film adaptation of The Help was released on August 10, 2011. [12] Stockett's childhood friend Tate Taylor wrote and directed the film. [13]Parts of The Help were shot in Jackson, Mississippi, but the film was primarily shot in and around Greenwood, representing Jackson in 1963.
