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“Cora Unashamed” is about a Black woman in a rural Midwestern town who feels trapped by her dependence on her white employers. Through the loss of her own child and the eventual death of the white child she has helped raise, Cora confronts cultural expectations of humility and shame.
A black servant (Regina Taylor) develops a close bond with her wealthy employers' daughter (Molly Graham) in the 1930s. You will not see two better performances on stage or screen anywhere this ...
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Cora Unashamed is a 2000 American made-for-television drama film from The American Collection directed by Deborah Pratt, starring Regina Taylor and Cherry Jones. The film was shot on location in October 1999 in central Iowa. Cities such as Ames, Cambridge and Story City were used.
Oct 23, 2000 · Cora Unashamed. A poignant adaptation of a story by Langston Hughes kicks off the new "American Collection" of the long-running PBS Masterpiece Theatre showcase in grand style.
Cora, who is totally aware of the whole situation, is asked by Jessie to intervene. I can say no more about the story without revealing too much. The film is a wonderful character study but there is little personal growth. The acting is consistently excellent: far above the quality of most TV movies.
Cora Unashamed: Directed by Deborah Pratt. With Regina Taylor, Cherry Jones, Ellen Muth, Michael Gaston. Cora Jenkins and her parents are the only African-Americans in their community in 1920s Iowa, supported only by Cora's wages as housekeeper to the wealthy Studevants.
Cora Unashamed. By Langston Hughes, first published in The American Mercury. In a town so small it can hardly be called a town, a black woman serves a rich white family until a series of horrific events causes the single joy in her life to vanish. Author. Langston Hughes.
