The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown | African American Classic

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	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Cicely Tyson, Eric Brown Classic Media, 2005 average customer review:based on 46 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great TV movie of the 70's!!

I first saw this movie years ago on TV, but didn't quite have any knowledge about it until some years later when my mother and I recorded it on TV. I really love this movie and am glad that I got to see it. Cicely Tyson was so remarkable as Miss Jane Pittman. The title of this movie would almost make you believe that it is based on a true story--it is not, though. In this movie, you get to hear Jane's life story from her early years as a slave on a plantation (born into slavery), her adoption of a little boy, her marriage to Joe Pittman, and living to see the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. Jane lived quite a life; up to 110 years of age. She was a kind of person who had seen and been through quite a lot of things during her lifetime, which is obvious for anyone who lives that long. Cicely won an Emmy for her role in this movie, and she deserved it. The makeup was great as well. Cicely was only in her 30s or 40s at the time this movie was made, but with the makeup, you would almost think that it was an elderly lady playing Jane in the later years. I love this movie. There are some scenes in this movie that are disturbing, though, such as the scene where Jane and Ned (the little boy she adopted after his mother and other free former slaves were killed early one morning by the "patty rollers") went to a lady's house for a drink of water and got a very negative and cruel reception from her (trivia: cameo appearance by Katharine Helmond in this scene), some very disturbing scenes of the KKK, and her husband Joe Pittman's tragic death because of a white horse on the ranch that was a subject of evil, and several other sad scenes. But, all in all, this is a great movie worth seeing. I'm just so pleased that it is out on DVD. The quality of the picture and audio are both sharp and clear, you will never have to watch it again on VHS. The extras on the DVD are excellent. You get to see the Emmy award presentation, the making of the movie, as well as how Cicely was dressed to look the part of Miss Jane. Great buy, you can do no wrong getting this film!!

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African American Classic

A book that truly captures the journey from slavery to the modern struggle for civil rights. The story as seen through the eyes of Miss Jane Pittman is both poetic and prosiac. She is every daughter, sister,mother, and geat grandmother of the middle passage. A suitable read for young and old. A book for general and advanced readers of African American history. Miss Jane Pttman can be funny, irrevent,and down right uppity.

The Auto Biography of Miss Jane Pittmen

I had seen the made for t.v. version back in the seventy's and thought it was great. I resently was telling my niece about the story and she told me that she would love to read the book, so I purchased both the book and D.V.D. for her. She called me a few day's ago to tell me that she finished the book and can't wait to see the movie.

Thank you Amazon.com I know where to look for hard to find idems.

Elaine

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Only 3/4 of the book

A quick warning, while this is a good movie, it doesn't represent the entire book. It completely skips book three. This omission robs the story of its depth of insight into the human character. It's not a bad movie, but it completely softpedals the message Gaines wrote in the book.

8th graders learn about real life

I used this dvd as a teaching tool for my 8th graders. I wanted them to get a feel for the time between emancipation and civil rights. My only regret is that it didn't cover more early 20th century events.

It was a real eye opener for the kids and they loved it! The content is well timed and the acting is superb.

What I really liked was that this was a full length movie that held the kids' attention without a curse word, sex, lawbreaking, or uncalled for violence.

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