The Marva Collins Story
Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the traditional school system and decided to work outside of it, transforming her students into young scholars through her unique teaching style.
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- Cast:
- Cicely Tyson , Morgan Freeman , Steven Williams , Marsha Warfield , Jimmie F. Skaggs , Mike Genovese
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It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes