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Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780782010534
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0782010539
Label: Republic Pictures
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Republic Pictures
Release Date: January 12, 1999
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 15185
Studio: Republic Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: January 12, 1996

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Tim Reid's wonderful film about life in the black neighborhood of Glen Allan, Mississippi, from the mid-'40s to the dawn of the civil rights movement, is thick with terrific, inspired actors and possessed of a mature, limpid visual style. The story is told from the point of view of a young boy raised by his stalwart grandfather and his kind aunt. But the collective tale of a community coming to terms with the risks it must take to fight racism and achieve political rights is equally important and compelling. Beautifully written (based on the autobiographical novel by Clifton Taubert), Reid's vision is rich in scenes of ritual and community that have rarely, if ever, been revealed on film. This is more than just a good movie; it's a watershed event in this nation's cultural history. --Tom Keogh




Rating: - A Flash of Color From the Past
This movie was very well done. From the casting of the primary actor (a handsome young boy who is ... Read More

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Rating: - GROWING UP IN THE DEEP SOUTH




ONCE UPON A TIME...WHEN WE WERE COLORED - (1995)

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Rating: - A Thoughtful look at when "we were colored"
ONCE UPON A TIME ..WHEN WE WERE COLORED is a grand and relatively sweeping look at black life in Southern ... Read More

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Rating: - The way they were
This is just an excellent look at growing up in rural Misissippi during the Jim Crow era. It follows a boy ... Read More

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Rating: - A People as Most of Them Really Are
I think this is a movie that everybody who has not had regular contact with African Americans should see. There ... Read More

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