Harlem Renaissance / Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole
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• Black & White
• Color
• DVD-Video
• NTSC
In Theaters : 2004
DVD Release : 27 July, 2004 |
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Harlem Renaissance / Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole Customer Reviews
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Good footage, poor documentary
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| I bought this DVD for a course I teach on African-American Literature. This is a great DVD if you are interested in showing/discussing the music or performances of the period. However, the "documentary" components of this film are sorely lacking; the commentary provides only the most basic information about the Harlem Renaissance, and there is only about five minutes of commentary throughout the whole documentary. As such, this is mainly just a collection of performance clips, so you will need to do a lot more backgrounding for your students if you wish to explore this aspect of the Harlem Renaissance in depth. Also, don't be fooled by the running time -- the actual "documentary" portion of the film is only about 45 minutes long, and there is an extra 30 minutes of "bonus features" with an additional 11 performances. |
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