Crooklyn (Spike Lee, 1994, USA)
Rating: M Running time: 132 minutes
Simple and direct story of a young girl growing up in 70s Brooklyn and the ups and downs of her family including her beleaguered school-teacher mother (Alfre Wooodard), her indulgent jazz-musician father (Delroy Lindo) and her four brothers. Based on an autobiographical story by Joie Lee, Spike's sister and scripted by the pair with their brother, Cinqué, as usual with Lee, there are wry observations of black culture, a funky soundtrack mixing contemporary pop songs with Terence Blanchard's original score and stylish visuals. BH
DVD available from: Umbrella Entertainment
Back to Search Result