The Women of Brewster Place

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Directed by

Donna Deitch

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Oprah Winfrey
Mattie Michael 2 episodes, 1989

Mary Alice
Fannie Michael 2 episodes, 1989

Olivia Cole
Miss Sophie 2 episodes, 1989

Robin Givens
Kiswana / ... 2 episodes, 1989

Moses Gunn
Ben 2 episodes, 1989

Jackée Harry
Etta Mae Johnson 2 episodes, 1989

Paula Kelly
Theresa 2 episodes, 1989

Leon
Abshu 2 episodes, 1989

Written by

Karen Hall
(2 episodes, 1989)

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The Women of Brewster Place

11 years, 2 months ago at Feb 20 21:52

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Seven women living in the ghetto and struggling to survive, that’s the basic thrust of this four-part mini-series. It details the tribulations thrust upon them by a patriarchal society – racism, sexism, homophobia, poverty and the wrongs done to them by various men, in simpler terms. Of course it comes courtesy of Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Studios seeing as how it testifies to the strength of th... read more

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Based on the novel by Gloria Naylor, which deals with several strong-willed women who live in a rundown housing project on Brewster Place in an unidentified eastern city; across three decades, they struggle against poverty, bigotry, and weak, troublesome men.

Release date: 19 March 1989
UPC: 000799109229

Tags: City (1), Friendship (1), Racism (1), Poverty (1), Feminism (1), Lgbt (1), Community (1), Prejudice (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), SnP (1), You (1), Nurturing (1), African-Americans (1)

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" y'all ever heard of ROKU? It's an android app/device that lets you watch "movies and shows" on your televisions... I use the quotations lightly, because the android app/device is pure crap... Anyways, these next 3 films for my April Watch List, came from the android app/device, my aunt wanted to watch some "movies and shows" on CHROMECAST!!! (which is better! Way better!) but my father (her lil' bro, lol) had this shit... anyways... This first film from Roku starring a young Oprah... young Ro"