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This is a surpassingly beautiful movie - as lovely, atmospheric, dreamy, and textured as any Terrence Malick film, and told as much in terms of *setting* as any of them; with the difference that the characters here are not socially or spiritually adrift. If you are looking for a film with visual scenes and dialogue that will remain with you and be a part of your dreams, this film is a must.

"Remember your ancestors… We are connected. If you were looking for a film as simple and linear as a Hollywood so-called classic, do not bother with this movie. Daughters of the Dust gives me insight as to how the Peazant family dealt with their desire to move on or to stay in their Sea Island homeland and how my parents and their peers dealt with the same cultural issues. I cannot even remember who I lend it to.

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Daughters of the Dust. But, I sat through it all and at the end, I asked myself why I wasted my money on that and failed to come to a conclusive answer. Classics and discoveries from around the world, thematically programmed with special features, on a streaming service brought to you by the Criterion Collection. It is a remarkable piece of writing, as well as an exceptional piece of cinematography (the film was made only using available light, hence the colors are warm and rich). Julie Dash’s rapturous vision of black womanhood and vanishing ways of life in the turn-of-the-century South was the first film directed by an African American woman to receive a wide release. The film for everyone's cinematic repertoire, Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2015, This is nothing less than an extraordinary film. Video availability outside of United States varies. ), but could not keep my opinion to myself.

No plot, little character development. I was getting tired of over violent movies and pointless storylines. Definitely worth seeing.

The first wide release by a black female filmmaker, “Daughters of the Dust” was met with wild critical acclaim and rapturous audience response when it initially opened in 1991.

Great storyline and awesome cinematography! I feel blessed to have both the values of the US mainland and the culture of my West Indian heritage to share with my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. The dream of some of „going north“ into a free life, a vision that as we know today rarely brought happiness and prosperity to those who took up the challenge to pack up the little they had and wander off to the northern „liberal“ states. There's the obvious beauty of scenes shot on the beach or characters perched in live oak trees--but it feels obvious, and that's all there is.

Daughters of the Dust.

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2014. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 13, 2007. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. ... Daughters of the Dust has as much meaning for me in 2014 as it did in 1991. Definitely a welcome change- glad I watched. It may not be for everyone, but I enjoyed it. Part of the National Registry of top U.S. Films. In 1902, a multigenerational family in the Gullah community on the Sea Islands off of South Carolina—former West African slaves who carried on many of their ancestors’ Yoruba traditions—struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and folklore while contemplating a migration to the mainland, even further from their roots. Being as descendant, I am encouraged to pilgrimage back and reacquaint myself. This film must be part of everyone's cinematic repertoire.

Kudos to Richard Brody of The New Yorker for bringing this lovely, brilliant gem to my attention. I watched the first half and wasn't interested enough to continue. One of the best films I've seen, mostly because until then most films featuring black people in the US were blaxpoitation films, or blaxploitation wannabees. Enjoy a rich lineup of TV shows and movies included with your Prime membership. I come from an African Caribbean family.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2020. I was getting tired of shows that worshipped money and promoted that attaining riches is the meaning of life. My parents left their homeland in the mid-1920's for a "better life" and returned to their island home in 1962. DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. My parents left their homeland in the mid-1920's for a "better life" and returned to their island home in 1962.

It felt good to see something directed by a woman, and that had more in common with the imagery I found in the writing of people like Gloria Naylor, Toni Morrison and Toni Cade Bambara, to name only a few.

Julie Dash’s rapturous vision of black womanhood and vanishing ways of life in the turn-of-the-century South was the first film directed by an African American woman to receive a wide release.

At the dawn of the 20th Century, a multigenerational African-American family prepares to leave the sea islands for the mainland. Although I sat there and watched this movie from start to finish, I have to say that there is not a damn thing that I was able to understand about it..

Well done, Miss Dash! The dialogue was pretty authentic and the acting was believable.

I first viewed this film several years ago and was impressed with the authentic portrayal of the S. Carolina Sea Island Gullahs. Starring Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbara O. Jones Directed by Julie Dash • 1991 • United States Select the department you want to search in. I later moved to the island of my parents and raised my daughter there. While they have mixed feelings about the changes they've made and the changes to come -- especially contending matriarchs with abrasive (and generational) differences of religion -- they are a solid and venerable community, blessed rather than cursed by their relative isolation. Subscribe Watch Trailer Share Share with your friends 1:52:21. Travelling or based outside United States? On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface.

Quickly browse titles in our catalog based on the ones you have picked. This has been my favorite film since it was released in the theaters in 1992. The story revolves around three generations of an African family, only recently set free from slavery, the controversial views and lifestyles, and the multitudes of hopes and fears that abolishon brought into their lives. This movie elaborates on the dilemma of African slaves torn between maintaining their own „salt-water“ identity, not least out of respect before their ancestors and spiritual culture, and integrating themselves into the new-world life, much for the presumed better of their own lives and the lives of their offspring.

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2014.

Select the department you want to search in. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Daughters of the Dust' right now, here are some specifics about the WMG Film, American Playhouse, Geechee Girls romance flick. For students of several genres of academic inquiry it should required viewing. The dialogue was pretty authentic and the acting was believable, Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017.

", A world-class tale so old, told in a time and place so unfamiliar, and with a mastery so rare, you will feast on it, Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2017. They took their mores with them and raised my 7 siblings and me in New York City, incorporating the values of the mainland US with their West Indian culture. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Watch Daughters Of The Dust now on your favorite device! Finally, something of substance that spoke of ancestors and hope and depth. This movie is a tremendous resource for exploring African-American spirituality and community bonds. Starring Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers, Barbara O. Jones Directed by Julie Dash • 1991 • United States It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Beautiful movie that captures the past, present, and the future in our life circle.

I come from an African Caribbean family. Absolutely worth seeing.

I can't surpass the perceptiveness and eloquence of his reviews (four separate articles! I had a copy of this movie long ago and lend it to someone and it was never returned.