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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Palmour Street
- Year
- 1957
- Abstract
- Everyday aspects of mental health in an African American community in Gainesville, Georgia.
- Notes
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Produced: Southern Educational Film Production Service
Sponsor: Georgia Department of Public Health
Run Time: 22:17
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- African Americans;Children;Psychology;Children;Psychology
- Theme
- Stilted Effort nonetheless rings somewhat true
- Review
-
The point of this film was to instruct parents how to raise their children properly. The storyline that asks how the mother/children will carry on if the father (bread winner) is incapacitated is handled in a truly hoakie way, however, before that final/forced plot twist, I truly enjoyed seeing city Negroes going about their family life and work life in ways that don't fit either minstrel, blaxploitation or hip hop stereotypes.
The elemenyd are believable to me: the humble surroundings; the proud father; the self-righteous aunt; the mother who also works; and the dramatizations of how different women treat children differently. I grew up in a Black neighborhood in a midwestern city in the late 40s and during the 50s so the film brought up many nostalgic feelings.
It might seem too Ozzie and Harriet for some viewers, but I love seeing images like this. A lot of life in all-Black neighborhoods was and is just this simple.
(Reviewer: Robert Penn) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F