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Looking for Langston

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 45m
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6.6/10
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Looking for Langston (1989)
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A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourne... Read allA black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and tal... Read allA black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk. One of them has a dream in which he comes upon Beauty, who seems to reject him, althoug... Read all
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  • Director
    • Isaac Julien
  • Writer
    • Isaac Julien(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ben Ellison
    • Matthew Baidoo
    • Akim Mogaji
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  • Director
    • Isaac Julien
  • Writer
    • Isaac Julien(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ben Ellison
    • Matthew Baidoo
    • Akim Mogaji
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    Ben Ellison
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    John Wilson
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    Guy Burgess
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    James Dublin
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    Harry Donaldson
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    Jimmy Somerville
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    Looking for Langston is a beautifully photographed faux travelogue through the Harlem Renaissance using the poetry of Langston Hughes alongside those of Richard Bruce Nugent, James Baldwin, and Essex Hemphill. Also shown are the controversial photographs of black men by the photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. Director Julien also uses a cast of actors to recreate the moving image scenes of the era, chiefly focusing o poems and words about the homosexuality at odds with the established black America's desire for more assimilation. Juxtaposing the words with images of desire both fulfilled and unfulfilled in exquisite black and white creates an atmosphere that is both erotic and withholding, spaced out, yet full of embrace.

    A phenomenal artistic achievement!
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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ルッキング・フォー・ラングストン
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
      • Sankofa Film & Video
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      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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