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Losing Ground is a semiautobiographical 1982 American drama film written and directed by Kathleen Collins, and starring Seret Scott, Bill Gunn and Duane Jones. It is the first feature-length drama directed by an African-American woman since the 1920s and won First Prize at the Figueira da Foz International Film Festival in Portugal.
Losing Ground: Directed by Kathleen Collins. With Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones, Billie Allen. Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Kathleen Collins
- 1982-06
Losing Ground (1982) Movie Info Synopsis A philosophy professor (Seret Scott) prides herself on being liberal but is jealous of her artist husband's (Bill Gunn) gorgeous model (Maritza...
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- William Gunn
- Kathleen Collins
- Comedy, Drama
Identity. Kathleen Collins’ ‘Losing Ground’ Is a Rare, Revolutionary Gem. The 1982 film about the inner workings of Black lives resists fetishization or absolution—and it is a breath of...
- Kristen Yoonsoo Kim
Apr 15, 2016 · Barely released in 1982 and all but unseen for over three decades, Kathleen Collins’s “Losing Ground” is a lively movie — as well as a ghostly one. Ms. Collins and her two male leads, Bill...
Directed by Kathleen Collins. Sara, a cold college professor, and her husband, an ecstatic painter, spend a summer away from the city, straining their rocky relationship. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases. Seret Scott Bill Gunn Duane Jones Maritza Rivera Billie Allen Gary Bolling Maureen Grady Clarence Branch Jr. Joe Garcia.
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Finding her artist husband away from their upstate NY summer studio, professor Sara (Seret Scott) fends off a student film-maker, then locates Victor (Bill Gunn) who has, it turns out, been painting a Puerto Rican model (Maritza Rivera), in director Kathleen Collins’ Losing Ground, 1982.
