Looking for Langston
Directed by Isaac JulienA black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk. One of them has a dream in which he comes upon Beauty, who seems to reject him, although when he awakes, Beauty is sleeping beside him. His story and his visits to the jazz and dance club are framed by voices reading from the poetry and essays of Hughes and others. The text is rarely explicit, but the freedom of gay Black men in the 1920s in Harlem is suggested and celebrated visually.
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Looking for Langston was released on 31 października 1989.
Looking for Langston was directed by Isaac Julien.
Looking for Langston has a runtime of 45 min.
Looking for Langston was produced by Nadine Marsh-Edwards.
A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk. One of them has a dream in which he comes upon Beauty, who seems to reject him, although when he awakes, Beauty is sleeping beside him. His story and his visits to the jazz and dance club are framed by voices reading from the poetry and essays of Hughes and others. The text is rarely explicit, but the freedom of gay Black men in the 1920s in Harlem is suggested and celebrated visually.
The key characters in Looking for Langston are Alex (Ben Ellison), Beauty (Matthew Baidoo), James (Akim Mogaji).
Looking for Langston is rated Not Rated.
Looking for Langston is a Dramat, Biography film.
Looking for Langston has an audience rating of 4.4 out of 10.