Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

Pros: Superb lead performance, Screenwriting, Directing
Cons: Some scenes over-dramatized

Rarely does a film come along, based on a fictional character, that results in that character achieving near legendary status. Such a film, is the 1974 made-for-television classic, The Autobiography Of Miss Jane Pittman. The film is based on the ...

Pros: ~good imagery ~strong characters ~good descriptions
Cons: ~tee bob & mary- sad ~discrimination ~way blacks were treated~bad

The imagery and language in the book was wonderful. The way Ernest Gaines described many of the ideas and symbols in the book with poetic, elegant writing was quite magnificent. One scene stood out more than the others to me. "Freedom here is able to...