Strange Fruit
Directed by Joel Katz7.4
In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billie Holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic.
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Strange Fruit was released on 20 maja 2002.
Strange Fruit was directed by Joel Katz.
Strange Fruit has a runtime of 57 min.
Strange Fruit was produced by Joel Katz.
In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billie Holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic.
The key characters in Strange Fruit are Self (Dorothy Thigpen), Self (Milton Gabler), Self (Farah Jasmine Griffin).
Strange Fruit is rated PG-13.
Strange Fruit is a Dokumentalny, Muzyczny film.
Strange Fruit has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.