Mississippi Burning
First screened in 1991 or 1992 / Most recently screened in February 2022

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Director: Alan Parker. Cast: Willem Dafoe, Gene Hackman, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, Gailard Sartain, R. Lee Ermey, Stephen Tobolowsky, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael Rooker, Kevin Dunn, Badja Djola, Geoffrey Nauffts, Park Overall. Screenplay: Chris Gerolmo.

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Twitter Capsule: Devoted to civil rights, but black characters sidelined and silenced. Traumas maybe too slickly photographed.

VOR: ③  Signs of effort, but an exemplar of how not to frame a protest picture about black civil rights (i.e., sans black people). Hackman lifts it.

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Photo © 1988 Orion Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture
	Best Director: Alan Parker
	Best Actor: Gene Hackman
	Best Supporting Actress: Frances McDormand
★	Best Cinematography: Peter Biziou
	Best Film Editing: Gerry Hambling
	Best Sound: Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, Rick Kline, Danny Michael
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Director: Alan Parker
	Best Actor (Drama): Gene Hackman
	Best Screenplay: Chris Gerolmo
Other Awards:
	Berlin Film Festival: Best Actor (Hackman)
	Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Picture; Best Supporting Actress (McDormand)
	National Board of Review: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Hackman); Best Supporting Actress (McDormand)
	British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best Cinematography; Best Film Editing; Best Sound

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