Cora Unashamed Movie Review 2000

Adaptation of the Langston Hughes short story that finds racism and tragedy in a small Iowa town in the 1930s. Cora Jenkins (Taylor) and her mother (Pounder) are the only blacks in the community. Cora works as a housekeeper for the Studevant family and becomes strongly attached to the family's daughter, Jessie (Graham). This bond is resented by Jessie's mother, selfish and cold Lizbeth (Jones), whose exaggerated sense of propriety brings about disaster.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 1930s, African America, The Help: Female, Monster Moms, Adapted from a Story

Screenplay

Ann Peacock

Cast

Regina Taylor, Cherry Jones, CCH Pounder, Michael Gaston, Arlen Dean Snyder, Molly Graham, Ellen Muth, Kohl Sudduth

Cinematography

Ernest Holzman

Director

Deborah Pratt

Music

Patrice Rushen