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Looking for Langston (1989) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 45 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Isaac Julien
- Starring
- Stuart Hall, John Wilson, Dublin James Wahlberg, Jimmy Somerville, Dencil Williams, Matthew Baidoo
In black‑white, the film imagines gay life during Harlem’s Renaissance, using archival footage, photographs and a narrative. A wake gathers around a coffin while a downstairs bar hosts tuxedoed men dancing. A guest dreams of Beauty, who later lies beside him. Essays by Langston Hughes narrate his jazz‑club visits, celebrating 1920s Black gay freedom.
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