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Budget. $20–22.5 million [2] [3] 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. Inspired by the career of Ma Rainey ...
Dec 18, 2020 · A drama film based on August Wilson's play, starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman as a blues singer and a trumpeter in 1920s Chicago. The film explores the tensions and truths of the music industry and the legacy of the blues.
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Nov 25, 2020 · A 2020 historical drama based on August Wilson's play, starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman as a blues singer and her band. See the trailer, cast, critics' reviews, and where to watch this Netflix original film.
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 1982 play – one of the ten-play Century Cycle by August Wilson – that 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.
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Watch the Oscar-winning adaptation of August Wilson's play, starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman as a blues singer and her band in 1927 Chicago. See the trailer, cast, genres, languages and more details on Netflix.
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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.
Dec 14, 2020 · Learn how August Wilson's play, the first of his "American Century Cycle" to be performed on Broadway, depicts the life and struggles of the "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey in 1927. Discover how he discovered her music, her influence and her legacy through his research and interviews.
