Cora unashamed
(DVD)

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
841887050029

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as an episode of the television program ExxonMobil Masterpiece theatre's American collection in 2000.
General Note
Film based on the short story Cora unashamed by Langston Hughes.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Ernest Holzmann ; editor, Debra I. Moore ; music, Patrice Rushen.
Participants/Performers
Regina Taylor, Cherry Jones, Ellen Muth, Michael Gaston, Kohl Sudduth, Arlen Dean Snyder, CCH Pounder.
Description
A town's lone African American woman is surrounded by social isolation and deep-seated racism while working as a housekeeper. Set in rural Iowa in the early 1900s, Cora is confronted with death, abortion and loneliness. Working as a domestic, she lives only for her daughter and the neglected child of her employers.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Audio track in English ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Pratt, D. M., Taylor, R., Jones, C., Muth, E., Gaston, M., Sudduth, K., Snyder, A. D., Rushen, P., Rees, M., Peacock, A., Moore, D., Hughes, L., & Pounder, C. C. H. (2005). Cora unashamed . PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Deborah M., Pratt et al.. 2005. Cora Unashamed. PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Deborah M., Pratt et al.. Cora Unashamed PBS Home Video, 2005.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Pratt, Deborah M.,, et al. Cora Unashamed PBS Home Video, 2005.

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