Name: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 2020
Rating: 80.445
Cast: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Michael Potts

About

It would be an empty world without the blues.

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

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Genres: Biographical Drama Historical Drama
Mood: MelancholicHopefulEmotionalTensePoignant
Themes: PerseveranceRacial PrejudiceThe Power Of MusicArtistic ExpressionIdentity And Belonging
Plot: Labor Union TensionsCreative DifferencesMusical PerformanceRecording Studio ConflictOne-Day Timeframe
Pacing: Building SuspenseSlow Burn
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeFlashbacks
Dialog: Witty BanterPoetic Language
Character Types: MentorCaregiverDreamer
Humor: Situational ComedyCharacter-Based HumorBlack Comedy
Time: 1920s
Place: Urban CityscapeRecording Studio
Cinematic Style: Handheld Camera WorkLong Takes
Costume and Set: Period-Accurate CostumesColor-Coded Costumes

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Crew

Directed by:

George C. Wolfe, Tobias A. Schliessler, Michele Ziegler

Produced by:

Todd Black, Denzel Washington, Dany Wolf

Composed by:

Branford Marsalis

Cast

Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Chadwick Boseman

Levee

Colman Domingo

Cutler

Glynn Turman

Toledo

Michael Potts

Slow Drag

Jeremy Shamos

Irvin

Jonny Coyne

Sturdyvant

Taylour Paige

Dussie Mae

Dusan Brown

Sylvester

Joshua Harto

Policeman

Quinn VanAntwerp

Band Singer

Daniel Johnson

Chicago Worker (uncredited)

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