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Strange Fruit (2005)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:13

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.5/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 6, 2002 Limited

Synopsis: When her son Kelvin is murdered in the parking lot of a gay bar, Emma Ayers calls New York attorney William Boyals (Kent Faulcon) for help. As he returns to his provincial Louisiana hometown,... When her son Kelvin is murdered in the parking lot of a gay bar, Emma Ayers calls New York attorney William Boyals (Kent Faulcon) for help. As he returns to his provincial Louisiana hometown, Boyals must fight the racism of the local police force and endure his own mother's homophobia. This dramatic thriller stars David Raibon (THE SHIELD), Ed Brigadier (GILMORE GIRLS), and Berlinda Tolbert (THE JEFFERSONS) as Emma. [More]

Starring: Kent Faulcon, David Raibon, Berlinda Tolbert

Starring: Kent Faulcon, David Raibon, Berlinda Tolbert

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09/14/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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03/12/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
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05/13/03
Wilson Morales
Wilson Morales
BlackFilm.com

It's a talking head documentary, but a great one.

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03/25/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

Good, if unremarkable.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
02/24/03
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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"Strange Fruit"...should be mandatory viewing by all students old enough to understand the meaning and importance of the haunting song.

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02/19/03
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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02/19/03
Boston Phoenix

Katz uses archival footage, horrifying documents of lynchings, still photographs and charming old reel-to-reel recordings of Meeropol entertaining his children to create his song history, but most powerful of all is the song itself

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02/16/03
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Though only 60 minutes long, the film is packed with information and impressions.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
01/10/03
Pam Grady
Pam Grady
Reel.com

In his excellent documentary, also called Strange Fruit, filmmaker Joel Katz takes a fascinating look at the origins and impact of a ballad that's been called 'one of ten songs that changed the world.'

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01/08/03
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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This is a film well worth seeing, talking and singing heads and all.

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12/19/02
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Provocatively enlightens us on the fascinating origins and social convulsions created by the song Strange Fruit, and its profound connection to the progressive movements of the last century.

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11/28/02
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
WBAI Web Radio

Katz's documentary doesn't have much panache, but with material this rich it doesn't need it.

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11/06/02
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Polished, well-structured film.

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11/06/02
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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An absorbing documentary.

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11/06/02
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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Mining the song's associative richness, Katz's film works as jazz genealogy, Meerpol bio, Jewish-leftist puzzle piece, performance homage, and exegetic history of lynching.

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11/05/02
Laura Sinagra
Laura Sinagra
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