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Bessie
Survival began with a song
Survival began with a song
Drama, Music, TV Movie - 2015
Bessie
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The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Director:
,
Dee Rees
Cast:
,
Queen Latifah
,
Oliver Platt
,
Charles S. Dutton
,
Khandi Alexander
,
Bryan Greenberg
,
Michael Kenneth Williams
,
Mike Epps
,
Mo'Nique
,
Tory Kittles
,
Tika Sumpter

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Rated:
TV-MA
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
16 May 2015
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 22 wins & 46 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Viewers of Bessie will love her and want to shake her, to beg her not to squander her talent.
– Gail Pennington,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
15 May 2015
fresh:
In a cast full of strong performances, Queen Latifah stuns. Quite simply, it's the finest performance she's ever given.
– Alex McCown,
AV Club,
18 May 2015
fresh:
Latifah doesn't just make us believe in Bessie Smith's claim to fame. She makes us feel for every gifted African-American singer and actor, from Smith to Latifah herself, who hasn't been given the roles and nurturing his or her talents deserve.
– Robert Bianco,
USA Today,
19 May 2015
fresh:
At nearly two hours, Bessie feels a lot like any other TV biopic, with unspectacular production values and a mostly chronological story structure. But it's hard not to be moved by the woman it portrays, and by the point of view it shares with her.
– Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2015
fresh:
Best of all are Latifah's scenes with Mo'Nique because their energies fit and because they have the most to do with music and performance and the reasons these women are worth remembering, and re-creating.
– Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2015
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