Miller's Crossing

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Daughters of the Dust

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Daughters of the Dust." A film that portrays the unique culture of the Gullah people by focusing on the extended Peazant family as its members struggle with the decision to leave their island and move north. On the eve of their departure, memories of their Gullah history and its African roots come rising to the surface. Winner of Cinematography at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival.

Rating: R

Running Time: 114 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J. E. Freeman, Mike Starr, Al Mancini, Richard Woods, Thomas Toner

director: Joel Coen

Miller's Crossing

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman, which eventually leads to citywide gang war.

May 6, 2003

The Coens' take on Depression-era gangster flicks, looks gorgeous and showcases John Turturro's best acting ever, playing a gay Jewish bookie begging for his life out in the woods.

The only blot is the bonus material: Dull cast interviews. Joel Coen, who writes and directs, and Ethan Coen, who writes and produces, don't participate in any way. What gives?

PETER TRAVERS
(May 6, 2003)

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