The Conjure Woman (1926)

Directed by

Oscar Micheaux

Genre

drama film, silent film, race film

Country

United States

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious woman in a southern town uses folk magic to influence the lives of those around her. The story examines racial and social dynamics in the post-Civil War era.

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What happens

The Conjure Woman is a 1926 silent film directed, written, produced and distributed by Oscar Micheaux. A race film featuring an African-American cast and catering to an African-American audience, it stars Evelyn Preer and Lawrence Chenault, with support from character actors Peter Verwayen, Alma Sewell and Sidney Easton. It is based on American writer Charles W. Chesnutt's 1899 short story collection of the same name. No print of the film has been located and it is presumed to be a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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