Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020 Movie

Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927. More details

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dramamusicmusiciansingingblack singerblack female protagonisttensionsongpiano playerteenage boyrehearsalsex on a pianogang raperaperape of a motherrape of a womanbased on playsexagentfemale protagonistn wordno opening creditspianotrombonetrumpetrecordingrecording sessionsaxophoneracismstutteringhomicidecolor in titleapostrophe in titlepunctuation in titleband the musical groupblues musicchicago illinoisfired from the jobma rainley charactercoca colavinyl recordingsingerlesbian characterolder woman younger woman relationshiptrumpet playertrombone playerbass fiddlebass fiddle playerstorytellingbigger dreamsmicrophonephotographblack americanafrican americanlimousineaunt nephew relationshipstuttering teenage boydancerdancingspotlightflaskdrinkdrinkingstreet lifemirrorlooking at oneself in a mirrorshoesmother son relationshipfather son relationshipoverhead camera shotalleywayelectric fansongwriterreference to bessie smithcigarette smokingman wears eyeglasseschasepursuitstepping on someone's shoeskissmoneymontageknifestabbingapologystabbed in the backflirtingpromiseheat the temperaturesweaty womancrying manchest scarcheckpot smokingfemale female embracenewspapernewspaper headlinenewspaper adreference to gabrielapplauseaudiencebarnesville georgiarunning manfactorymemorysandwichhand fan8 year old8 year old boyboyslap on the buttthreat to suedoorbellhit in the facealmost hit by a carmurder of fathermurderwindow shuttersel trainfightphotographs during closing creditsfreeze framequietnesscashfoodman touches a woman's legoverhearing a conversationrecording studioslamming a lockerthreatening to quit jobman reads a newspaperstairwaymusic arrangerblack and white scenealabamaassault and batterycarpetbaggerclodhopperdoctorjug bandman on firemidwifepaddy wagonsharecropperwhorehouseafricaatlanta georgiafoolbirmingham alabamablasphemycharleston the dancechickendetroit michigangeorgiaharlem new yorkhelljefferson county mississippileftoversmemphis tennesseenatchez mississippiselling one's soul to the devilstewtallahassee floridatearing up a biblethe biblethroat slittingtoledo ohiotuscaloosa county alabamawashington d.c.whiskeystar died before releasereference to godreference to the devilperiod dramaperiod pieceviolencemale police officerpolicepolice officerblues singerfemale blues singeryear 1927new shoes1920sblackrecordbased on real peoplenetflix originalcharacter name in titletitle spoken by character32 year old32 year old man

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