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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

2018 · 52 min

A brisk, archival glide through a dazzling life, mixing performance clips and talking heads into an admiring, occasionally sobering portrait.

Overview: How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and uplifting. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Race, identity, celebrity, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
identity
celebrity
family
freedom
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild