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1996

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The Watermelon Woman, written and directed by Cheryl Dunye, is about a young black female film maker based in Philadelphia (also Dunye) who goes in search of information on a black actress famed for her roles in Hollywood in the 30s, as she hopes to make a documentary about her. During her search she also meets and falls deeply .. Read more

Starring	Cheryl Dunye, Guinevere Turner, Camille Paglia, Lisa Marie Bronson
Director	Cheryl Dunye
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Romance

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- - 10
  - 4
  1 star is too many
  
  Abysmal film.
  
  Script is beyond poor (and not what I expect at all) and not intelligent at all.
  
  Plot DRAGS like it's going through tar... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 12 Feb 2005 at 15:24
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- - 0
  - 0
  Wasted opportunity.....
  
  This could have been a good movie - promising subject (the unsung black actresses of early Hollywood) and potentially enlightening. However, it's a complete... read more »
  
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  - 01 Aug 2011 at 17:51
- - 0
  - 0
  Long sigh of boredom
  
  Unfortunately this film although recommended to me by a friend, so trusting my friends taste in films I'm dissapointed by it. It was in fact as far as I&#... read more »
  
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  - Stockport
  - 25 Jun 2008 at 22:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth a watch but won't blow you away
  
  Nice idea underpinning the film but doesn't develop enough in terms of who the watermelon woman was. Liked the feel of the movie with the real-life ... read more »
  
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  - Huddersfield, England
  - 05 Sep 2007 at 16:10
- - 3
  - 0
  One good bit
  
  Great scene in the middle when they get it on. Really well done.
  
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- 436542
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  - UK
  - 04 May 2007 at 11:08
- - 0
  - 0
  not worth it
  
  Now if i had the opion to give this dvd no stars i would i think this movie is a complete waste of time the only funny thing in it was the woman singing
  
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  - england
  - 21 Mar 2007 at 10:54
- - 1
  - 0
  Disappointing
  
  Boring and dated. Even the naughty bit was disappointing.
  
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  - Cheltenham, England
  - 05 Feb 2007 at 19:46
- - 0
  - 0
  Enjoyable
  
  I really liked this film. If you're looking for an escapist drama with hot sex scenes then this isn't for you. What it is is a charmingly naive ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 01 Feb 2007 at 10:58
- - 0
  - 0
  Terrible
  
  I didn't actually watch it
  
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- 400546
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  - London
  - 09 Jan 2007 at 20:51
- - 5
  - 3
  Shockingly dull
  
  I don’t know why I’m bothering to put to paper to describe such a dull film, except to warn others off. I can see the point of this film, but really ... read more »
  
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  - Portsmouth
  - 20 Sep 2006 at 12:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Intresting but flawed
  
  Okay as a middle aged white hetrosexual I'm not the target adience here but I've heard people saying nice things about this movie for a while so decided... read more »
  
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- - Roy
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  - Liverpool
  - 14 Sep 2006 at 16:14
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- - 10
  - 4
  1 star is too many
  
  Abysmal film.
  
  Script is beyond poor (and not what I expect at all) and not intelligent at all.
  
  Plot DRAGS like it's going through tar... read more »
  
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- 71982
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  - London, England
  - 12 Feb 2005 at 15:24
- - 6
  - 2
  Hated it.
  
  ...
  
  Hated it.
  
  Was like watching a bad videotaping of a wedding with the lighting all wrong.
  
  nothing like the description of the film. very ... read more »
  
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  - RAYLEIGH
  - 25 Jul 2004 at 17:18
- - 5
  - 3
  Shockingly dull
  
  I don’t know why I’m bothering to put to paper to describe such a dull film, except to warn others off. I can see the point of this film, but really ... read more »
  
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- - splodge
  - 104 reviews
  - Portsmouth
  - 20 Sep 2006 at 12:59
- - 3
  - 0
  One good bit
  
  Great scene in the middle when they get it on. Really well done.
  
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- 436542
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  - UK
  - 04 May 2007 at 11:08
- - 1
  - 0
  Disappointing
  
  Boring and dated. Even the naughty bit was disappointing.
  
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- 409307
- - a customer
  - Cheltenham, England
  - 05 Feb 2007 at 19:46
- - 1
  - 1
  Rubbish
  
  If it's possible to give this a '0' star, I would. The acting's fine, the story's just crap. Very disappointing!
  
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  - London, England
  - 09 Jun 2005 at 09:58
- - 0
  - 0
  AWFUL!!!!!!!
  
  I can't believe I wasted over an hour of my life watching this trash!!!
  
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- 146631
- - a customer
  - England
  - 01 Sep 2005 at 18:04
- - 2
  - 2
  SUPERB
  
  This was a really great movie. If your ancestry is African American or Afro Caribbean this movie really speaks to our past and the accomplishments our people ... read more »
  
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  - Midlands
  - 02 Nov 2005 at 00:17
- - 1
  - 1
  SAD, SAD, SAD
  
  Put it on for 40 secs and it was teribble, the cover for this movie is misleading, IT'S NOT A POWERFUL LESBIAN MOVIE, it's a sad terrible documentry ... read more »
  
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- 184054
- - a customer
  - Brighton
  - 12 Dec 2005 at 17:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Intresting but flawed
  
  Okay as a middle aged white hetrosexual I'm not the target adience here but I've heard people saying nice things about this movie for a while so decided... read more »
  
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- 285675
- - Roy
  - 59 reviews
  - Liverpool
  - 14 Sep 2006 at 16:14

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  The Watermelon Woman, written and directed by Cheryl Dunye, is about a young black female film maker based in Philadelphia (also Dunye) who goes in search of information on a black actress famed for her roles in Hollywood in the 30s, as she hopes to make a documentary about her. During her search ...