Blues for Willadean
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2012 American film
| Blues for Willadean | |
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| Directed by | Del Shores |
| Screenplay by | Del Shores |
| Based on | The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife by Del Shores |
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| Cinematography | David Sanderson |
| Edited by | Luis Colina |
| Music by | Joe Patrick Ward |
Production companies | Del Shores Productions Big Leap Productions |
| Distributed by | Kestrel Films |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Blues for Willadean is a 2012 American drama film written and directed by Del Shores and starring Beth Grant and Octavia Spencer.[1] [2] It is based on Shores’ 2003 play The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife.[1] [3]
Plot
[edit ]The story is about Willadean, a woman who explores the shame, emotions and privacy of battered women. A film mixed with drama, humor, pain but which offers just hope to abused women. Willadean, wife of a truck driver, tries to escape from the small prison she built thanks to a friend and friend LaSonia who is always close to her and is a blues singer and encourages her with music.
Cast
[edit ]- Beth Grant as Willadean Winkler
- Octavia Spencer as LaSonia Robinson
- Dale Dickey as Rayleen Hobbs
- David Steen as J.D. Winkler
- Debby Holiday as Blues Singer
- Louise Beard as Mrs. Garrison
Production
[edit ]The film was shot in Atlanta.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Scheck, Frank (6 October 2012). "Blues for Willadean: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (4 October 2012). "Blues for Willadean". Variety . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ a b Obenson, Tambay A. (2 October 2012). "Award-Winning Drama 'Blues for Willadean' (Octavia Spencer Co-Stars) Opens In LA This Friday". IndieWire . Retrieved 24 December 2017.
External links
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Categories:
- 2012 films
- American drama films
- Films shot in Atlanta
- Films shot in Georgia (U.S. state)
- American films based on plays
- 2012 drama films
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s American films
- Films directed by Del Shores
- Films with screenplays by Del Shores
- Films produced by Del Shores
- 2010s drama film stubs