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Down in the Delta

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Down in the Delta (1998)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:16

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A city girl gets shipped off to stay with her family in the Mississippi Delta by her mother in order to convalesce from her drug addiction. While there, she works alongside her grandfather at the... A city girl gets shipped off to stay with her family in the Mississippi Delta by her mother in order to convalesce from her drug addiction. While there, she works alongside her grandfather at the family restaurant and learns about the trials and adventures of previous generations of her family dating back to their time in slavery before the Civil War. A touching family drama and the directorial debut of poet Angelou. [More]

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman, Esther Rolle, Mary Alice

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman, Esther Rolle, Mary Alice, Loretta Devine, Wesley Snipes

Director: Maya Angelou

Director: Maya Angelou
Screenwriter: Myron Goble

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Paul Tatara
Paul Tatara
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I was not thrilled about having to see it. But, sitting there in the dark, I became tremendously moved by the movie, and I have not forgotten its power.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Employs too many redundant, stagy flashbacks to tell the story of Loretta's ancestors.

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A powerful performance from Alfre Woodard captured by Angelou's quiet, poetic direction.

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Maya Angelou's stunning feature directorial debut.

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