In February, 1962, as the civil rights movement reaches Bayonne, Louisiana, a New York journalist arrives to interview Jane Pittman, who has just turned 110. She tells him her story dating back to her earliest memories before slavery ended. In between the chapters of her life, the present-day struggles of Blacks in Bayonne, urged on by Jimmy, are dramatized.
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was released in 1974 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 25 reviews, giving The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 90% and users giving an average score of 93%.
With a score of 76%, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1974, which stands at 60%.
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