Illusions

1982
34min

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6,9/10

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Drama Short

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaAn African American woman rises to prominence in a fictional movie studio in the 1940s by passing as a white woman, affording others some dignity in the business that frequently portrayed mo... Leggi tuttoAn African American woman rises to prominence in a fictional movie studio in the 1940s by passing as a white woman, affording others some dignity in the business that frequently portrayed movies as an illusion of a purely "white world."An African American woman rises to prominence in a fictional movie studio in the 1940s by passing as a white woman, affording others some dignity in the business that frequently portrayed movies as an illusion of a purely "white world."

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10monteros

Rarely seen view of race and Hollywood

I was lucky to view this film in class with decent sound. From what I understand, most the sound is barely audible on most prints. Sad, because Illusions is an example of race that is not often seen in the media. One of the few other examples I can think of is Alex Haley's Queen, but that took place over a hundred years ago, whereas Illusions is slightly more modern (and therefore hits closer to home), having taken place during WW2. But the issue of "passing" for the majority is not something the majority often thinks about, and I feel that many of my classmates were quite surprised by this film. That's a good thing though.

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race in Hollywood

It's 1942 Hollywood. Mignon Dupree (Lonette McKee) is a pale-skinned negro trying to make her way in the studio system and passing in most situations.

This is a low budget black and white indie short. This is the 80's trying to do the 40's. I start off with some hope. It seems like an interesting behind-the-scenes takedown of the studio system. Then it ends with an undeserved overwrought performance waving the race card. It's too big. For most of this, it seems to get the tone right. Any subtlety goes out the window at a certain point. I don't mind the others making it about race. She should take the high road and make it about the work.