Lackawanna Blues (2005)
- Directed by
- George C. Wolfe
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man looks back on his childhood in a boarding house run by a strong woman in 1950s Lackawanna, New York. The film shows the community of people who lived there and how she cared for them.
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What happens
Lackawanna Blues is a 2005 American biographical drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. It aired on HBO on February 12, 2005. It is based on the play of the same name by Santiago-Hudson. Wolfe had commissioned the stage version. For her work in the movie, S. Epatha Merkerson won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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