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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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2-Aug-2025, 3:54 PM

Borderline - 1930 - 6/10

Groundbreaking film, far ahead of its time.
Paul Robeson stars as a husband whose wife is having an affair with a white man.
The local cafe where he resides tolerates the brouhaha, and him.
Villagers, however, see the affair as disruptive and blame Negroes for the problems.
A few, explicit in their racism.
Enjoyment may depend …
An experimental film, both in narrative and in editing, yet the pace is glacial.
Slow to say the least. Silent film, with very, very few intertitles.