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Such was
Poitier's physical command that he made himself
visibly uncomfortable in a suit, the kind of thing
that he usually wore like a second skin. Audiences were giddy that he could satirize
his own stylish earnestness, and he was a movie star once more
in one of his biggest hits ever. And if Poitier could make himself
bigger than life in the movies in an entirely new way,
then anything was possible
Poitier's physical command that he made himself
visibly uncomfortable in a suit, the kind of thing
that he usually wore like a second skin. Audiences were giddy that he could satirize
his own stylish earnestness, and he was a movie star once more
in one of his biggest hits ever. And if Poitier could make himself
bigger than life in the movies in an entirely new way,
then anything was possible
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Such was
Poitier's physical command
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that he made himself
visibly uncomfortable in a suit,
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the kind of thing
that he usually wore like a second skin.
00:00:09.884 --> 00:00:11.093
Audiences were giddy
00:00:11.177 --> 00:00:13.846
that he could satirize
his own stylish earnestness,
00:00:13.093 --> 00:00:17.085
and he was a movie star once more
in one of his biggest hits ever.
00:00:17.934 --> 00:00:21.001
And if Poitier could make himself
bigger than life in the movies
00:00:21.145 --> 00:00:23.898
in an entirely new way,
then anything was possible.
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Movie Summary
Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.
