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The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name by Gloria Naylor. It was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions with a teleplay by Karen Hall.
- Novel
The Women explores the lives of seven Black women who all...
- The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place may refer to: The Women of...
- Novel
The Women of Brewster Place: With Oprah Winfrey, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole, Robin Givens. A multi-generational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
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- 1989-03-19
- Drama
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The Women explores the lives of seven Black women who all live at Brewster Place, a tenement building in the poorer parts of an unnamed US city. The novel examines female relationships, both in terms of friendship and romantic love, as well as themes of sisterhood, violence, and sexuality.
The Women of Brewster Place may refer to: The Women of Brewster Place (novel), a 1982 novel by Gloria Naylor. The Women of Brewster Place (TV miniseries), a 1989 television miniseries based upon the novel.
Kiswana organizes a tenant's union to improve the lives of the dispirited Brewster Place residents. The newest residents, Lorraine and Theresa, arouse uneasiness among the other tenants of Brewster Place who are slowly discovering the two are a lesbian couple.
3 hr 20 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Oprah Winfrey is triumphant in Gloria Naylor's portrait of ghetto life in the 1960s. Etta Mae: Jackee. Ciel: Lynn Whitfield. Kiswana: Robin...
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The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name by Gloria Naylor.