The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder

Data di uscita
1991-03-16
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (20)
Durata
2 h 10 min
Generi
Dramma, Storia, Musica, televisione film
Regista
Brian Gibson

Cast

Curiosità

The Josephine Baker Story is an American television film that first aired on HBO on March 16, 1991. It stars Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker, an international African-American star, who was especially successful in Europe. The film was generally well-received by critics and has become a success on home video and DVD. The original music score was composed by Georges Delerue.

Production

Lynn Whitfield was glad to be chosen to play Josephine Baker in this movie, but she was concerned about the scene requiring her to bare her breasts to perform Baker's famous "Banana Dance". "I was nervous about what my grandmother would think," she said, but then she warmed to the idea: "It's what you think Eve would look like."

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