Review of Body and Soul (1925) by James-Masaki R — 17 Jun 2010
Paul Robeson's debut film in Oscar Micheaux's silent film is quite a taboo, groundbreaking film in its time, but due to censors, it only survives in a truncated form, with many elements reshot, cut out, and tacked on with an "It was all a dream" ending that actually makes things "Happily ever after".
With this, Robeson's role as twin brothers does get confusing at times. Oh well... It is still worth seeing, as Black cinema in the 1920s is far and few between, especially the surviving ones.
This review of Body and Soul (1925) was written by James-Masaki R on 17 Jun 2010.
Body and Soul has generally received mixed reviews.
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