THE FILM BUFFET- A Feast for Your Eyes February 24, 2008

Toronto Film Society presents part 5 of 7 in our Sunday Afternoon at the Movies.
In Respect for Black History Month we present two stunning films that both deal with the African-American experience and their portrayal in Hollywood.
INTRUDER IN THE DUST 1949 dir. Clarence Brown w. David Brian, Juano Hernandez, Claude Jarman Jr.
Rural Mississippi circa 1940, a local black man with a reputation of not kowtowing to whites is found holding a pistol and standing over a dead white man. Based on the William Faulkner novel, it is one of the major films of the era when the film industry was struggling with the race issue. Nominated BAFTA, 2 Golden Globe, WGA (Writer's Guild), won UN award.
THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING 1952 dir. Fred Zinneman w. Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, Brandon De Wilde
The director's favourite film is American cinema at its most elevated, saying more, in it's oblique way, about the pain of being black in the US than many more direct films. While not dealing directly with the black issue (the plot revolves around the maturing of a very immature young girl in the face of her brothers wedding), its essential core is made manifest through a perfect performance from one of the most underrated actors of the l20th century (Ethel Waters), superb cinematography, music and script both warm and break the heart. A must see. Winner Golden Globe and nominated for an Oscar.
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