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High Lonesome
1995
Walter Osgood is the only black man left in the 1930s racially-prejudiced town of High Lonesome in the Ozark Mountains. Having lost everything, including his wife and son, he faces being driven out himself by the townsfolk, until a small boy named Charlie befriends him... Read more
| Starring | Louis Gossett Jr., Joseph Mazzello, William Fichtner, Don Swayze |
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| Director | Jeff Bleckner |
| Genres | Drama |
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High Lonesome
Walter Osgood is the only black man left in the 1930s racially-prejudiced town of High Lonesome in the Ozark Mountains. Having lost everything, including his wife and son, he faces being driven out himself by the townsfolk, until a small boy named Charlie befriends him...
| Starring | Louis Gossett Jr., Joseph Mazzello, William Fichtner, Don Swayze |
|---|---|
| Director | Jeff Bleckner |
| Studio | ODYSSEY VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 08 Oct 2001 Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
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Fans of Kentucky's special brand of music in particular, and rock and country music in general, should enjoy this documentary. The main focus is on 82-year-old Bill Monroe, “the father of bluegrass”, who fused local hillbilly music with Scots-Irish traditions brought by immigrants to the Kentucky coal fields. The music then developed and led to its acceptance at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. The postwar period concentrates on the legendary Flatt and Scruggs, and the use of TV in spreading their music to a wider audience.
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Powerful and warm drama
To my surprise, this is a powerful and yet warm drama, wonderfully acted by Louis Gossett Jr. Honesty and resilience drive Gossett?s character and allows him to face in the most undisturbed way all the hurdles racists (mostly out of envy) throw at him. However, do not get me wrong. This is not another movie about the same issue. What makes it great is the indifference with which the protagonist faces all that racism and envy; so the movie is rather about the protagonist kindness and honesty, and his ability to turn misery into beauty and meaning. His relationship with a little boy that was abandoned by his father is touching but not overemotional or pathetic. It is just like real life, when we the protagonists are up to it.
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Has some good points, but rather unlikely
Louis Gossett Jr and Joseph Mazzello are both fine actors, but are saddled with a very one-dimensional film. And the tacked on happy ending seems very unlikely. Still, they are still both worth watching.
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High Lonesome
Walter Osgood is the only black man left in the 1930s racially-prejudiced town of High Lonesome in the Ozark Mountains. Having lost everything, including his wife and son, he faces being driven out himself by the townsfolk, until a small boy named Charlie befriends him......
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