Blues for Willadean
- Emerson Collins
- Beth Grant
- Robert L. Rearden III
- Robert L. Rearden Jr.
- Del Shores
- Beth Grant
- Octavia Spencer
companies
Big Leap Productions
- October 2012 (2012-10)
Blues for Willadean is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Del Shores and starring Beth Grant and Octavia Spencer.[1][2] It is based on Shores’ 2003 play The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife.[1][3]
Plot
The story is about Willadean, a woman who explores the shame, emotions and privacy of battered women. A film mixed with drama, humor, pain but which offers just hope to abused women. Willadean, wife of a truck driver, tries to escape from the small prison she built thanks to a friend and friend LaSonia who is always close to her and is a blues singer and encourages her with music.
Cast
- Beth Grant as Willadean Winkler
- Octavia Spencer as LaSonia Robinson
- Dale Dickey as Rayleen Hobbs
- David Steen as J.D. Winkler
- Debby Holiday as Blues Singer
- Louise Beard as Mrs. Garrison
Production
The film was shot in Atlanta.[3]
References
- ^ a b Scheck, Frank (6 October 2012). "Blues for Willadean: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (4 October 2012). "Blues for Willadean". Variety. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ a b Obenson, Tambay A. (2 October 2012). "Award-Winning Drama 'Blues for Willadean' (Octavia Spencer Co-Stars) Opens In LA This Friday". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
External links
- Blues for Willadean at IMDb
- Blues for Willadean at Rotten Tomatoes
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