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The Watermelon Woman

The Watermelon Woman
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Screen: Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
Languages: English
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Region: Region 2
Release Date: 01 April 2008
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"The Watermelon Woman" was the name given to the mythical Fae Richards, a beautiful yet elusive black actress from the 1930's. In all her films it was her only billing. Why should that be? It is a mystery that perplexes Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye), a young black film maker. She sets out to solve the mystery by making a documentary about this forgotten star.
Her research takes her from the depths of a terrifying "lesbian archive", to the heights of academia, with the irrepressible Camille Paglia giving an impromptu lecture on the hidden meaning of "watermelons".
Cheryl has a full time job that supports her aspiring film making career, working in a local video store. There she meets and falls deeply in love with Diana (Guinevere Turner), one of her customers.
A sizzling affair ensues and while Cheryl's research answers many secrets about the actress's life, each answer opens a Pandora's box of questions; about Fae and also about Cheryl, her relationship with Diana and her future.
The Watermelon Woman garnered great critical and audience acclaim, and contains the most notorious lesbian sex scene of recent years, (which even saw the film being discussed in Congress). The film is a fiction, using spoof archive footage, but Cheryl Dunye says, "Sometimes you have to create your own history."

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