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16 March 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine.
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Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920's and 1930's...
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1930s
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Won Golden Globe.
Another 7 wins
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10 nominations
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very good but flawed
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lynn Whitfield | ... | Josephine Baker |
 | Rubén Blades | ... | Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino |
 | David Dukes | ... | Jo Boullion |
 | Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Sidney Williams |
 | Craig T. Nelson | ... | Walter Winchell |
| Kene Holliday | ... | Sidney Bechet |
| Vivian Bonnell | ... | Josephine's Mother |
| Mayah McCoy | ... | Josephine -Age 8 |
| Ainslie Currie | ... | Josephine - Age 13 |
| Pierre Magny | ... | Poul Colin |
| Franco Britt | ... | Victor (as Franco Iiriti) |
| George Faison | ... | Emcee in Harlem Club |
| Robert Lesser | ... | Copa City Manager |
| Luis Reyes | ... | Josephine's Father |
| Vivienne Eytle | ... | Josephine's Sister |
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130 min
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In 1975, Diahann Carroll was announced for a TV version of this story.
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Josephine Baker:
What am I most ashamed of in my life? Not keeping my promise to my sister and being too scared of America to attend her funeral.
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Pretty Little Baby
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I enjoyed this movie but felt there was one major problem that prevented it from being an even better film. Even though Baker was VERY famous for her semi-nude dancing in France in the early 20th Century, showing these nude dances in the film make this a poor choice to show kids. And, the problem is, this is EXACTLY the audience that could really benefit from learning about Miss Baker. In other words, how can kids learn about a great African-American if their parents tell them they can't see the film because of its "high boobie quotient"? If they had used a few photographic techniques, they could have made this a PG movie and appropriate for all.
Apart from this, the movie is very competently made. The acting and direction are fine. Give it a try and then try to get a copy of ZOU ZOU--a film actually starring Josephine Baker. Then, you can compare the bio with the real lady.