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Mood:
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- Musician's LifeSelf DiscoveryTeaching the Ways of the WorldCulture ClashArtists and ShowbizLifestyleMind and SoulPolitics more...
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- Musical
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- Contemporary21st Century
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- AmsterdamCaliforniaEuropeGermanyHollandLos AngelesUSATheater
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Passing Strange, 1971
English
USA
Profile of Passing Strange
Passing Strange can be described as captivating and sexual. The plot revolves around teaching the ways of the world, culture clash, and the life of a musician. In approach, it is serious and realistic. Passing Strange is set, at least in part, in a theater. It is located in Amsterdam, Germany, and Los Angeles. It takes place in contemporary times. The soundtrack of Passing Strange is rock. It is adapted from a play.
Summary of Passing Strange
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee turns his camera toward the stage for this filmed performance of the acclaimed Broadway musical by singer-songwriter Stew and his creative partner, Heidi Rodewald. Developed at the Sundance Theater Lab, the story follows a young black man from Los Angeles as he attempts to make sense of the conflicted cultural signals constantly bombarding him from all sides. Raised in a religious household somewhere south of Interstate 10, the frustrated adolescent feels suffocated by his mother's fixation on family ties, her unwavering devotion to the church, and her unapologetically bourgeois aspirations in life. He longs to experience something "real" in life, ultimately making the decision to follow in the footsteps of James Baldwin and Josephine Baker by traveling to Europe and exploring the world. From outrageous Amsterdam to ultra-militant Berlin, the impressionable wanderer experiences misadventures with sex, drugs, politics, and art as his eyes are opened ever wider to the world around him.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 16 January 2009 |
| Runtime: | 135 min |
Cast and Crew
as Edwina / Marianna / Sudabey
as Youth
as Mother
as Mr.Franklin / Joop / Mr. Venus
