Juke: Passages from the Films of Spencer Williams

2015 0h 29m EN

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★5.6TMDB · 5

Synopsis

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Thom Andersen (Los Angeles Plays Itself, Red Hollywood) reconsiders the films of Spencer Williams, the pioneering African American screenwriter, director, and actor whose 1940s melodramas centered on sinners and saints—Beale Street mamas and storefront preachers, crime bosses and upwardly striving lawyers and soldiers—who are tempted by jazz and sex and then set back on the glory road to salvation. - MoMA

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thom Andersen
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Thom Andersen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5336610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Thom Andersen directs. Thom Andersen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Thom Andersen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt5336610 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.