The Watermelon Woman

1996
Unrated
1h 25min

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7.1/10

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A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

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Comedy Drama Romance

Una joven cineasta indaga en la vida de La Mujer Sandía, una actriz negra de los años 30 que interpretaba arquetipos de "mamás".Una joven cineasta indaga en la vida de La Mujer Sandía, una actriz negra de los años 30 que interpretaba arquetipos de "mamás".Una joven cineasta indaga en la vida de La Mujer Sandía, una actriz negra de los años 30 que interpretaba arquetipos de "mamás".

Dirección
- Cheryl Dunye
Guionistas
- Cheryl Dunye
- Douglas McKeown
Elenco

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CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb

7.1/10

4.1 k

TU CALIFICACIÓN

Dirección
- Cheryl Dunye
Guionistas
- Cheryl Dunye
- Douglas McKeown
Elenco

Ver la información de producción en IMDbPro

Premios
- 4 premios ganados en total

Videos3

Trailer 4:03

Trailer

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Unsung Heroes of LGBTQ+ Film History

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Unsung Heroes of LGBTQ+ Film History

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The Watermelon Woman: 20th Anniversary Edition

Fotos46

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Trivia
According to writer/director Cheryl Dunye, much about the character she plays in the film is autobiographical, but the historical references to the Watermelon Woman are fictional: "The Watermelon Woman came from the real lack of any information about the lesbian and film history of African-American women. Since it wasn't happening, I invented it."

Errores
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) appears to make a slight fluff of her lines during a dinner scene with Diana, Tamara and Stacey, saying: "Anyway, Diana, if you came to Philadelphia to shape... escape the cold Chicago winters..."

However, as the dinner conversation is deliberately uncomfortable, this is possibly intended.

Citas
Cheryl: Let me assure you, the hip swinging lesbian style isn't my forte.

Créditos curiosos
The film, which seems to be a documentary about Cheryl's search for the obscure actress who inspired her, ends with these printed words: "Sometimes you have to create your own history. The Watermelon Woman is fiction. Cheryl Dunye, 1996"

Versiones alternativas
In 2016, director Cheryl Dunye's landmark Black Queer Film THE WATERMELON WOMAN was re-released in select theaters and festivals with a pristine 2K HD restoration overseen by the production company 13th Gen, in partnership with Modern Videofilm. The restoration and re-release was sponsored by First Run Features, the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project, and the Toronto International Film Festival. This theatrical tour will be followed by a DVD re-release in early 2017.

Conexiones
Featured in Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)

Bandas sonoras
Rondo from Eine Kleine Nacht Music
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Courtesy of ProMusic, Inc.

Opiniones de usuarios27

Opinión destacada

7/10

Time does fly, and people do change.

This is a very lighthearted film about a black video store clerk (Cheryl Dunye) who wants to make a documentary about an early black actress, known only as The Watermelon Woman." The fact that both Cheryl (Dunye) and the actress are lesbians keeps her going. In fact, in life imitating art, Cheryl finds that The Watermelon Woman was having a lesbian relationship with a white director, and then, she begins a relationship with a white video store customer (Guinevere Turner - American Psycho, Itty Bitty Titty Committee).

The film explored black language, early black actresses, black lesbians, mammies, and watermelon. It even featured an interview with Camille Paglia discussing mammies and watermelon in the context of blacks and Italians, It's nice to see Italians spoken of in something other than the Mob.

Her BFF Tamera (Valarie Walker) is a party girl, but she draws the line at interracial relationships, and that causes a problem for Cheryl.

There are a lot of good scenes throughout the movie, and it made it worthwhile even if the acting wasn't particularly good.

The end credits will surprise you.