Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
George C. Wolfe, 2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
August Wilson, 1984
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a movie directed by George C. Wolfe in 2020 and based on the play of the same name by August Wilson, first published in 1984. The movie features Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Joshua Harto, Taylour Paige, and others.
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Storyline
In 1927, Ma Rainey is a highly regarded blues singer who has recently been contracted by white producers. They are soon joined by Levee Green, the band’s overconfident trumpeter who has shown Sturdyvant his original compositions in the hopes of getting his own record deal, and has convinced him to use alternate arrangements he wrote of Ma’s songs.
Movie vs Book
Year
2020
Minutes
94
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1984
Pages
112
Book Rate
7.90
S: Goodreads
Book
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Author: August Wilson
Country: USA
First published in: 1984
Length: 112 pages
Genre: Play
Book series: The Century Cycle
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“As an author, you can’t expect a movie to be an illustration of the book. If that’s what you hope for, you shouldn’t sell the rights.”
BERNARD SCHLINK (Writer)
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