Re: Movies-cont

[Guest guest]

Black Like Me was a book written in the late 60's.It is the true story of a man who dyed his skin, shaved his head and presented himself as a black man in the south. Remember this was the same time the protests against segregation were going on. Many white northerners never understood the experience of being black in this country until this book came out.

Is this being made into a movie?

The Piano is about a mute women or did she chose not to talk?, I don't remember, but she and her daughter were shipped off to marry a man who lived near Australia/New Zealand and she insisted on taking her piano which eventually helped her end her journeys. Excellent movie, but not a barrel of laughs.

[Guest guest]

I don’t think Black Like Me is being

made in to a movie. I was asking about a new reality type show called “White.

Black.” It is about two families (wife, husband, teen) who change the

color of their skin cosmetically – they cameras follow them and also

their discussions. The two families move in with each other so they have some

interesting discussions. I generally hate the reality shows, but this one

sparked my interest.

LINDA

(Mom of Suzanne,

16; IBD 1/04; PSC 3/04)

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Movies-cont

Black Like Me was a book written in the

late 60's.It is the true story of a man who dyed his skin, shaved his head and

presented himself as a black man in the south. Remember this was the same

time the protests against segregation were going on. Many white

northerners never understood the experience of being black in this country until

this book came out.

Is this being made into a movie?

The Piano is about a mute women or did

she chose not to talk?, I don't remember, but she and her daughter were shipped

off to marry a man who lived near Australia/New Zealand and she insisted on

taking her piano which eventually helped her end her journeys. Excellent

movie, but not a barrel of laughs.