Movie Reviews for Pinky

Pinky

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Movie Reviews of Pinky

Movie Review: landmark Hollywood drama
Summary: 4 Stars

PINKY was Jeanne Crain's greatest movie role, the story of a young African American woman whose light complexion causes friction in her small Southern community. Patricia Johnson, nicknamed `Pinky' for obvious reasons, returns home after several years of studying nursing up north, where she was able to pass and live as white without the day-to-day prejudices. Pinky's return is bittersweet when her mixed race is continually pointed out and used against her. After nursing the dying Miss Em (Ethel Barrymore), she inherits her stateley mansion, but the will is contested forcing Pinky to endure a humiliating trial, where she is effectively fighting for her rights as a human being. PINKY is a powerful study of human prejudice and greed, a remarkable film for it's time, and still stands up well today.

Jeanne Crain finally got the respect she deserved in Hollywood, with her portrayal of Pinky. One of Twentieth Century-Fox's main contract players, Crain had previously been cast in uncomplicated, one-note ingenue roles in films like "State Fair", "Cheaper By the Dozen" and "Leave Her to Heaven". Crain was helped no end by talented director Elia Kazan in shaping and developing the demanding and, at times, gritty role of Pinky. Playing Pinky's loving grandmother Dicey, Ethel Waters brings a quiet dignity and strength to every scene; and Ethel Barrymore adds a great deal of humour and heart to the misunderstood Em. All three ladies were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances, but this is much much more than a "women's picture". Nina Mae McKinney and William Lundigan (playing Pinky's white boyfriend) offer top supporting turns.

The new DVD from the Fox `Cinema Classics Collection' handsomely packages the film in a cardboard slipcase (featuring the original poster art), audio commentary with historian Kenneth Geist and an envelope containing 4 postcard-sized lobby card reproductions.

Movie Review: Interesting film for its time
Summary: 4 Stars

Despite this film punching all my uncomfortable buttons, I can appreciate what the filmmakers were TRYING to do. There's no sense in me trying to get irate about how the African Americans in this film were portrayed because according to my grandmother's stories, the film is pretty accurate for that time and place in America history. I think the controversy of the time or even now was the fact that the lead was portrayed by a white woman. But then again so was Sarah Jane in the Imitation of life. Of course if a black actress could pass for white, the last thing she would admit to Hollywood directors was that she black. Did that make sense? Ethel Barrymore was just born to act. Her performance was great and of course it's great to see Ethel Waters as well-though I perfer to hear her sing. For me, the ending makes this a good film for me. Pinky opens a Nursing School for African Americans, and at least that's a positive thing.

Movie Review: PINKY
Summary: 4 Stars

very interesting story about a black mother, Ethel Waters, raising her mix color daughter. The mother washed clothes and baked goodies to sale to folks just to make money to send Pinky, her daughter, to nursing school. The old lady in this movie, who was very ill, showed a little racial differences in the beginning of the movie but understood that Pinky was to be a nurse and care for the needed. she dieds and leave the house to Pinky which she changed into a Hospital for children. Lovely story.

Movie Review: true to form
Summary: 4 Stars

I THOUGHT THIS PICTURE BROUGHT TO LIFE REAL EVENTS THAT HAPPENED DURING THIS TIME IN THE SOUTH. ETHEL BARRYMORE WAS TRULY
A GREAT ACTRESS AS WELL AS HER CO-STARS. WELL DONE. JEAN CRAIN, ETHEL WATERS AND WILLIAM LUDIGAN