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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)

7.9/10 Nov 22, 2018
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How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.

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Movie Details

Original Title Joséphine Baker, première icône noire
Original Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 1.7
Léonie Simaga
Léonie Simaga
Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 0.9
Sara Martins
Sara Martins
Josephine Baker (voice)
Popularity: 2.7
No Photo" alt="Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting" class="cast-photo">
Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting
Self
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Simon Njami" class="cast-photo">
Simon Njami
Self
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Margo Jefferson" class="cast-photo">
Margo Jefferson
Self
Popularity: 0.1
Katja Amberger
Katja Amberger
Self (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Monia Douieb" class="cast-photo">
Monia Douieb
Speaker (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Anke Solveig Jeschke" class="cast-photo">
Anke Solveig Jeschke
Self (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.7
No Photo" alt="Verena Rendtorff" class="cast-photo">
Verena Rendtorff
Self (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
Colette Sodoyez
Colette Sodoyez
Speaker (voice)
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Ilana Navaro
Producer Juliette Cazanave
Cinematography Mia Barker, Marjory Déjardin
Editor Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot

Production

Kepler22 Productions
Novak Prod
BE
ARTE
FR
CNC
FR

Videos & Trailers

Joséphine Baker, première icône noire
Joséphine Baker, première icône noire
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Keywords

biography racial segregation archive footage black singer superstar josephine baker old footage

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Release Date November 22, 2018
Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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