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The Watermelon Woman

1997·1h 30m·Unrated
DramaRomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
5,048 votes
Metascore
74
Metacritic

A young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.

The Watermelon Woman is a 1997 drama romance movie directed by Cheryl Dunye, starring Valarie Walker, Lisa Marie Bronson, Guinevere Turner. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 5,048 votes and runs 1h 30m.

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Director
Cheryl Dunye
Stars
Valarie Walker
Lisa Marie Bronson
Guinevere Turner
Cheryl Dunye
Details
1997-03-05
90 min
Movie
Unrated
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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