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Color Adjustment is a 1992 documentary film that traces 40 years of race relations and the representation of African Americans through the lens of prime-time television entertainment, scrutinizing television's racial myths.
Jan 29, 1992 · With Steven Bochco, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Henry Louis Gates Jr.. Analyzes the evolution of television's earlier, unflattering portrayal of blacks from 1948 until 1988, when they are depicted as prosperous and as having achieved the American dream, a portrayal that is inconsistent with reality.
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- Documentary, History
- Marlon Riggs
- 1992-01-29
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- Marlon Riggs
- 80 min
- 2
Narrated by Ruby Dee and featuring interviews with actors Diahann Carroll, Tim Reid, and Esther Rolle; African American historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.; and producer Norman Lear, among others, Color Adjustment looks beyond the whitewashed, middle-class mythologies peddled by prime-time entertainment to track the ways in which Black Americans ...
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Color Adjustment. Summaries. Analyzes the evolution of television's earlier, unflattering portrayal of blacks from 1948 until 1988, when they are depicted as prosperous and as having achieved the American dream, a portrayal that is inconsistent with reality.
Although not as engaging or all-encompassing as Ethnic Notions, Color Adjustment is just as informative. This time, Marlon Riggs specifically examines the ways in which Black people have been portrayed on television since it’s inception in the early 1950’s.
Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.
