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The Watermelon Woman

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  • 1hr 25m
  • 74

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Cheryl Dunye

Producer:

Alexandra Juhasz, Barry Swimar

Writer:

Douglas McKeown

Runtime:

1hr 25m

Synopsis

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

Cast

  • Cheryl Dunye
  • Guinevere Turner
  • Valarie Walker
  • Lisa Marie Bronson
  • Cheryl Clarke
  • Irene Dunye
  • Brian Freeman
  • Ira Jeffries
  • Alexandra Juhasz
  • Camille Paglia

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Metacritic

74
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Based on 11 Critics
5.8

USER SCORE (6)

Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Reviews
78

Dunye's film is smart, sexy (the interracial lesbian lovemaking scene prompted an infamous little ruckus over at the NEA a while back), funny, historically aware, and stunningly contemporary.

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Metacritic review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
80

That it succeeds in being both stimulating and funny is a testament to the talent and open-heartedness of Ms. Dunye, who wrote and directed the movie and is its star.

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Metacritic review by Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
The New York Times
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