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White Men Are Cracking Up (1996)

1996-01-01 · 20m · EN
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Maisie Blue is an enigmatic black widow figure under investigation by detective Margrave for her involvement in the suicides of successful white men. Through the blurred lines of perception and reality, the myth of the black feminine mystique is explored under the guise of a murder mystery. The film explores the fetishisation of black women as a manifestation of white male insecurity.

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Theo OmambalaTheo OmambalaMaisie BlueJon FinchJon FinchDetective MargraveTom GeogheganTom GeogheganBuckleyDaniel ThorndikeDaniel ThorndikeElderly ManNick SimonsNick SimonsSandwich Board ManBernard LawrenceBernard LawrenceHomeless ManJohn RaffertyJohn RaffertyTomHoward DavisHoward DavisBoy

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Maisie Blue is an enigmatic black widow figure under investigation by detective Margrave for her involvement in the suicides of successful white men. Through the blurred lines of perception and reality, the myth of the black feminine mystique is explored under the guise of a murder mystery. The film explores the fetishisation of black women as a manifestation of white male insecurity.

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