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The Black Candle 1991 1h 37m Drama List Reviews In 1880s England, Lily Whitmore (Cathy Sandford) is the heir to a crumbling factory, and she's determined to restore the business to its former...
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- Samantha Bond
- Roy Battersby
May 26, 1991 · The Black Candle. TV Movie. 1991. 1h 43m. IMDb RATING. 6.3 /10. 356. YOUR RATING. Rate. Drama. Yorkshire in the 1880's: Joe Skinner marries Lily Whitmore, the woman he has long admired, to give a name to her illegitimate child by Lionel Fillmore, the opportunistic son of an impoverished aristocrat.
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- Roy Battersby
- 1991-05-26
3 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. British drama. blanche-2 28 January 2013. Based on the novel by Catherine Cookson, "The Black Candle" from 1991 stars Cathy Sandford, Nathaniel Parker, James Gaddas, Denholm Elliott, and Sian Phillips.
Roy Battersby. Synopsis. Yorkshire in the 1880's: Joe Skinner marries Lily Whitmore, the woman he has long admired, to give a name to her illegitimate child by Lionel Fillmore, the opportunistic...
MK walks AFI through some of The Black Candle's most memorable scenes. Praise for ‘The Black Candle’. "The first film on Kwanzaa, The Black Candle, narrated by Maya Angelou, is fit for a poet." —Time Read Full Review. "Extraordinary and inspirational."
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Directors: M.K. Asante Jr. Producers: M.K. Asante Jr., Ben Haaz. Format: NTSC, Color, Widescreen. Region: All Regions. Studio: Asante Filmworx. Run Time: 71 minutes. DVD Review by Kam Williams. Excellent (4 stars) Kwanzaa has come a long way since it was created by Maulana Ron Karenga in California 42 years ago.
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Narrated by the poet Maya Angelou and directed by author and filmmaker M. K. Asante, The Black Candle is about the struggle and triumph of African-American family, community, and culture. The documentary traces the holiday's growth out of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s to its present-day reality.
