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6.3
/10
18 Ratings

VEILED ARISTOCRATS

Directed by Oscar Micheaux
United States, 1932
Drama
  • 4848 minutes

Synopsis

A remake of Micheaux’s 1927 silent The House Behind the Cedars, based on the 1900 novel by Charles Chestnutt, the movie focuses on the ways different skin tones affected African-American communities, especially in matters of social status, miscegenation, and racial passing.

Synopsis

A remake of Micheaux’s 1927 silent The House Behind the Cedars, based on the 1900 novel by Charles Chestnutt, the movie focuses on the ways different skin tones affected African-American communities, especially in matters of social status, miscegenation, and racial passing.