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Shot predominantly in black and white
- Shot predominantly in black and white with a single color sequence, Lee worked with a non-union crew, without film permits or insurance.
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She's Gotta Have It is a 1986 American black-and-white comedy drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Spike Lee. [2] Filmed on a small budget and Lee's first feature-length film to be released, it earned positive reviews and launched Lee's career.
Dec 4, 2017 · She’s Gotta Have It, which Lee directs and is written primarily by black women, including playwright Eisa Davis, allows the auteur to reimagine his earlier work for a new generation whose...
- Angelica Jade Bastién
- Critic
She’s Gotta Have It is a watershed in American filmmaking, and in Lee’s career, for a number of reasons: it depicts love with very little external torment; it shows youth culture being responsible for itself; and it offers humor without buffoonery.
Dec 7, 2023 · Speaking to Vulture, Lee was unequivocal in how he lifted directly from the legendary director: “She’s Gotta Have It was inspired by Kurosawa’s Rashomon,” he said.
Nov 22, 2017 · At the start of Spike Lee’s 1986 breakthrough debut, “ She’s Gotta Have It,” the artist Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) sits up in bed, filmed in cool black and white. “I want you to...
- James Poniewozik
She's Gotta Have It ★★★ 1986 (R) Lee wrote, directed, edited, produced and starred in this romantic comedy about an independentminded black girl in Brooklyn and the three men and one woman who compete for her attention. Full of rough edges, but vigorous, confident, and hip. Filmed entirely in black and white except for one memorable scene.
Aug 4, 2011 · But while the film expanded the silver screen's standards of black beauty, it explodes in its depiction of black women's sexuality. With pivotal scenes edited to prevent an X rating, and...
