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Aretha: Respect

  • Episode aired Mar 21, 2021
  • TV-14
  • 57m
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Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction ... Read allAretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.

  • Director
    • Anthony Hemingway
  • Writers
    • Suzan-Lori Parks
    • Phillip Howze
    • Natalie McKearin
  • Stars
    • Cynthia Erivo
    • Malcolm Barrett
    • Patrice Covington
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    365
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anthony Hemingway
    • Writers
      • Suzan-Lori Parks
      • Phillip Howze
      • Natalie McKearin
    • Stars
      • Cynthia Erivo
      • Malcolm Barrett
      • Patrice Covington
    • 13User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Cynthia Erivo
    Cynthia Erivo
    • Aretha Franklin
    Malcolm Barrett
    Malcolm Barrett
    • Ted White
    Patrice Covington
    Patrice Covington
    • Erma Franklin
    Rebecca Naomi Jones
    Rebecca Naomi Jones
    • Carolyn Franklin
    David Cross
    David Cross
    • Jerry Wexler
    Kimberly Hebert Gregory
    Kimberly Hebert Gregory
    • Ruth Bowen
    • (as Kimberly Hébert Gregory)
    Shaian Jordan
    Shaian Jordan
    • Little Re
    Courtney B. Vance
    Courtney B. Vance
    • C.L. Franklin
    Marque Richardson
    Marque Richardson
    • King Curtis
    Pauletta Washington
    Pauletta Washington
    • Rachel Franklin
    Keith Arthur Bolden
    Keith Arthur Bolden
    • Recording Studio Man
    Robert Glasper
    Robert Glasper
    • Art Tatum
    Steven G. Norfleet
    Steven G. Norfleet
    • Cecil Franklin
    Stacey Sargeant
    Stacey Sargeant
    • Dinah Washington
    Amanda Warren
    Amanda Warren
    • Melba Parks
    Toheeb Akinola
    • Fan #2
    Steve Alderfer
    Steve Alderfer
    • Tommy Cogbill
    Daniel Baldock
    Daniel Baldock
    • Roger Hawkins
    • (as Daniel James Baldock)
    • Director
      • Anthony Hemingway
    • Writers
      • Suzan-Lori Parks
      • Phillip Howze
      • Natalie McKearin
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      Written by Don Covay

      Performed by Cynthia Erivo

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    8/10
    I would have really enjoyed it if not for the constant TV commercial interruptions
    Aretha Franklin's music genius from a young girl through to adulthood is outlined. Ms. Franklin's challenging relationship with the three key men in her life, her preacher father C.L. Franklin, her abusive and controlling agent/husband Ted White, and her music producer mentor Jerry Wexler are outlined. This first episode focuses more on her emotional state trying to balance work and life with her father, and her agent/husband Ted White who was eleven (11) years her senior when she married him at age nineteen (19).

    I would have liked to have heard more of her music and less of the control her husband Ted White attempted to place on her career and interactions with her recording artist studio musicians.

    What spoils this first episode were the more than frequent TV commercial breaks. If you ever played one of Ms. Franklin's many hit songs on an old fashioned record player and her tune was interrupted by the record skipping, than that is what I felt the constant barrage of TV commercials accomplished by spoiling the flow of this first episode.

    Even with the constant TV commercial interruptions I give this first episode a RESPECTable 8 out of 10 IMDB rating.
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    • Release date
      • March 21, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • Production companies
      • EUE / Sokolow
      • Fox 21 Television Studios
      • Imagine Television
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      57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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