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The Women Of Brewster Place Details

1988 Certificate 15
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Based on Gloria Naylor's novel, THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE is the rare made-for-tv feature that provides numerous deeply drawn and affecting characters and entertains. Aided immeasurably by star turns from Oprah, Cicely Tyson, and, of course, Jackee, director Donna Deitch's intensely moving film is nothing less than a .. Read more

Starring Oprah Winfrey, Cicely Tyson, Jackee Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield
Director Donna Deitch
Genres Drama

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The Women Of Brewster Place

Based on Gloria Naylor's novel, THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE is the rare made-for-tv feature that provides numerous deeply drawn and affecting characters and entertains. Aided immeasurably by star turns from Oprah, Cicely Tyson, and, of course, Jackee, director Donna Deitch's intensely moving film is nothing less than a resounding success. Following the lives of seven women who live in a bleak tenement and struggle to rise above their surroundings, THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE succeeds both as an important reminder of the difficulties of being black and poor in America, and as a heartfelt and entertaining story about human determination in the face of adversity.

Starring Oprah Winfrey, Cicely Tyson, Jackee Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Paula Kelly, JackÚe, Jackée, Larenz Tate
Director Donna Deitch
Studio HOLLYWOOD DVD LTD
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 24 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 28 Jan 2002
Production year: 1988
Format DVD

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    women of brewster place

    this is a look into the working class of the coloured people, especially the women. There are diffrent stories entwhined in the film, and one particular part I found slightly harrowing is when Robin Givens has an argument with her mother about a name change. Oprah gives a solid performance as the mother of her child who refuses to name the father to her parents. I enjoyed the film which I believe was a TV mini series. Not to everbody's liking but nevertheless worth 4 stars for me

      • A customer from Liverpool
      • Posted 21 Jun 2005 11:56

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      Based on Gloria Naylor's novel, THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE is the rare made-for-tv feature that provides numerous deeply drawn and affecting characters and entertains. Aided immeasurably by star turns from Oprah, Cicely Tyson, and, of course, Jackee, director Donna Deitch's intensely moving film ...