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Illusions is a 1982 film written and directed by Julie Dash. The short film depicts the life of an African American woman passing as a white woman working in the film industry during the 1940s. It calls attention to the lack of African Americans in the film industry during that era.
- Julie Dash
- Chick Webb and his orchestra
30 ago 1982 · An African American woman rises to prominence in a fictional movie studio in the 1940s by passing as a white woman, affording others some dignity in the business that frequently portrayed movies as an illusion of a purely "white world." Director. Julie Dash. Writer. Julie Dash. Stars. Lonette McKee. Rosanne Katon. Ned Bellamy.
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- Drama, Short
- Julie Dash
- 1982-08-30
4 apr 2019 · So states the protagonist of Julie Dash’s 1982 film, Illusions. The film is a critique of Hollywood history and an attempt to subvert that very history by calling attention to the lack of an African-American presence in Hollywood during the era of World War II and even today, for that matter.
Julie Dash's 1983 short-film investigates the illusory mythmaking of the Hollywood factory, as we follow a light-skinned black-female-executive and a dark-skinned black singer hired by the exec to dub a white star's voice.
Set in Hollywood during WWII, Illusions tells the story of Mignon Duprée, a studio executive passing for white, and Ester Jeeter, an African American singer hired to dub the voice of a white movie star.
Illusions - Black Film Archive. In Julie Dash’s radical critique of the Hollywood system, Mignon Duprée (Lonnette Mckee), a white passing Hollywood producer, strives to change the way Black people are seen in movies. Director: Julie Dash. Year: 1982. Genre: Drama. Type: Short. Link: https://www.kanopy.com/video/2288461.
Illusions. / 1982. Illusions raffigura uno studio di Hollywood immaginario degli anni '40 e definisce il film come un potente storico, tuttavia, uno che omette molte culture dalla sua storia. Il protagonista Mignon Dupree ... Vota e Commenta Illusions: ISCRIVITI. AGGIUNGI AL MURO. VORREI VEDERLO. SCRIVI UNA RECENSIONE. Titolo Originale: Illusions.
