Lackawanna Blues (film)
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Lackawanna Blues is a 2005 HBO drama film adaptation of Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s autobiographical play, depicting his 1950s–60s upbringing in a New York boarding house run by the compassionate “Nanny” Crosby.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Lackawanna Blues | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
HBO film
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television film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | S. Epatha Merkerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lackawanna Blues (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Ruben Santiago-Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Matthew J. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | African-American community life in mid-20th-century New York ⓘ |
| director | George C. Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Brian A. Kates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Ruben Santiago-Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | television drama film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Rachel "Nanny" Crosby
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Ruben Santiago Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bill Sims Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkPremiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 2005-02-12 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| partOf | HBO original films catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | HBO Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ruben Santiago-Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Lackawanna, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| stars |
Jimmy Smits
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Louis Gossett Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Macy Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Mos Def NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosie Perez NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruben Santiago-Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ S. Epatha Merkerson NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrence Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
coming-of-age
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found family ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
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