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Fat Girl (French: À ma sœur!, lit. 'To My Sister!') is a 2001 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Catherine Breillat , and starring Anaïs Reboux and Roxane Mesquida . It was released in certain English-speaking countries under the alternative titles For My Sister and Story of a Whale . [ 2 ]
Black activists took issue with Eddie Murphy's portrayal of the character Rasputia, calling Norbit "just the latest [film built] around a black man dressing up as an unsophisticated, overweight black woman." [13] Film critic MaryAnn Johanson said it was a minstrel show and called it a "hideous stew of bigoted 'humor'". [21]
Shallow Hal is a 2001 American romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black about a man who falls in love with a 300-pound (140-kilogram) woman after being hypnotized into only seeing a person's inner beauty.
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Black Girl is an American family drama film with a screenplay by J.E. Franklin, based on her 1969 play, and directed by Ossie Davis. [1] The film explores issues and experiences of black womanhood in the 1970s, including how black women were depicted and common stereotypes of the period.
Angelic Zambrana as Consuelo Montenegro, A girl who attends the same alternative school as Precious and gets into a fight with her after calling her fat, but later befriends her. Quishay Powell as Mongo, Precious's daughter, who has Down syndrome. Grace Hightower as Ms. Turner, the Social Worker who visits Precious's family.
From The United States vs. Billie Holiday to Bad Hair, keep reading for 17 of the best Black History Month movies you can stream on Hulu year-round. (FYI, if you're new to the streaming service ...
Gabourey Sidibe (/ ˈ ɡ æ b ə ˌ r eɪ ˈ s ɪ d ɪ ˌ b eɪ / GAB-ə-ray SID-i-bay; born May 6, 1983) [1] is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 2009 film Precious, a role that earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, in addition to nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Actress.