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Strange Fruit

2002 · 57 min · Documentaire, Musique

De Joel Katz

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Synopsis

In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update

Sortie le 20 mai 2002

Distribution

Dorothy ThigpenSelf
Milton GablerSelf
Farah Jasmine GriffinSelf
Pete SeegerSelf
Ethel RosenbergSelf
Julius RosenbergSelf
Billie HolidaySelf
Cassandra WilsonSelf

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