Denzel Washington: A Model American (2022)

10/15/2022 (FR) • 53m

Documentary

Overview

In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its complexity at the heart of the American paradoxes: from Black activist, rebel soldier to gangster torn between violence and charity. Voted best actor of the 21st century by the New York Times a few months ago, Denzel Washington, 65, has risen to the top of American cinema. As an Actor, director and producer, he has shaken up a "color line" as immutable as it is subtle. Often identified with his characters, he reveals himself to be disconcerting and paradoxical. As if he were holding up a mirror to America in which all of its contradictions and failings were reflected. A documentary that chronicles the extraordinary career of the world-renowned African-American actor.

Top Billed Cast

Denzel Washington

Self (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Paul Newman

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

biography

usa cinema

american history

figure study

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