Movie: Denzel Washington: A Model American

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Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington

Self (archive footage)

Spike Lee
Spike Lee

Self

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

Self

Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese

Self

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama
Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Paul Newman
Paul Newman

Self (archive footage)

Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick

Self

Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh

Self

Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman

Self (archive footage)

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    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.

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    2022-10-15

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