The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs long at 2h 45m.
Synopsis
An “experimental soap opera” centered on a Harlem nurse, her husband, her father-in-law, and her lover.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic84/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Bill GunnDirector
- Carman MooreOriginal Music Composer
- Ishmael ReedWriter
Cast
- Vertamae GrosvenorJohnnie Mae Brown
- Walter CottonCharles Brown
- Bill GunnMr. Damien
- Ishmael ReedManager of Doggie Diner
- Jim WrightFather Brown
- Margo WilliamsDella
- Sam WaymonRaymon
- Thommie BlackwellBubba
- Michele WallaceSharon
- John H. WellsNumbers Man
- Miamani MutimaWoman in Café
- Carey BarnesPatient's Uncle
Stills
Themes
new york cityfamily