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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she and her older brother were raised by their grandmother after the divorce of their parents.
| Release : | 1979 |
| Rating : | 7 |
| Studio : | Tomorrow Entertainment, |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Director of Photography, |
| Cast : | Paul Benjamin Diahann Carroll Ruby Dee Roger E. Mosley Esther Rolle |
| Genre : | Drama TV Movie |
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Reviews
Sadly Over-hyped
hyped garbage
Fantastic!
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
I had to read I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing in my English class and we watched the movie after finishing it. After watching the movie, I regret seeing. It completely took away any of the impact the book had. The scenes made no sense in their sequences, the acting was horrible, and it seemed as though the screen writer never actually picked up the book but opted for the cliff notes instead. I was outraged at how the movie ended. Almost half of the book was cut out and certain aspects were extremely important to Maya's growth as a person. If you have read ...Caged Birds, this movie will ruin the experience of the book so I warn you not to see it.
Oh my GOD ! I can truly say that Maya Angelou is one of the world's most intriguing and important people, especially of my culture. She is incredibly inspiring and her story is the story of a great woman ! When I first picked this movie up I thought to myself the cast was wonderfully put together now lets see them in action ! Maya Angelou is already my favorite PoetEss and now one of my favorite actresses and speakers. I believe she is the greatest of all time. This movie had me on the edge of my seat and reaching for Kleenex while at the same time reminding me that no matter where you come from if you decide that you are going to be great then you will be great ! And Ester Rolle played a wonderful supporting role...... 100% AWESOME...and now even "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
This movie hits home with me, since my father, Sylvester Spann, Sr. played the part of Tutti, one of the three uncles that came to Maya's side after she was violated. I used to get a kick out of telling my teachers this when we had to read the book as an assignment. Show and tell wasn't so bad either. This movie is truly one of my favorites. The book is just as good. It's kind of like a family reunion, since the other two uncles that came to Maya's side were my uncles also (Dr. Lewis Liddell as Tommy and Sammy Liddell as Ira) 10/10..go figure
This is one of the most engrossing bio pics ever shown on television. You really get to see the formative years of a true renaissance woman. The book that this work was based on has been required reading in schools for years and you can really see why as you see what Dr. Angelou went through as a child, espcially suffering the trauma of being raped at the age of seven and not talking for five years due to the fact that she blamed herself for the death of her attacker. However, the only fault I find with the film is the fact that they end the film at the point where she starts to talk again. The book goes on to her teen-age years and ends at the point where she gives birth to her son a few years later. Other than that, this was truly a great story.
