Looking for Langston (1989)
1989 · NR · 0h 45m · Drama
Genres: Drama
A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk.
Director: Isaac Julien
Writers: Isaac Julien
Music by: Peter Spencer, Wayson Jones
Cinematography: Nina Kellgren
Editor: Robert Hargreaves
Cast
Ben Ellison as AlexMatthew Baidoo as BeautyAkim Mogaji as JamesJohn Wilson as KarlDencil Williams as MarcusGuy Burgess as DeanDublin James Wahlberg as CarlosHarry Donaldson as LeatherboyJimmy Somerville as AngelLangston Hughes as Self (archive footage)Stuart Hall as British (voice)More like this
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