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Mister Johnson

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Original title

Mister Johnson

Year

1990

Running time

102 min.

Country

United States

Director

Bruce Beresford

Screenwriter

William Boyd. Novel: Joyce Cary

Cast

Music

Georges Delerue

Cinematography

Peter James

Producer

Avenue Pictures

Genre

Drama | Africa. 1920s. Colonialism. Racism

Synopsis

In 1923 British Colonial Nigeria, Mister Johnson is an oddity -- an educated black man who doesn't really fit in with the natives or the British. He works for the local British magistrate, and considers himself English, though he has never been to England. He is always scheming, trying to get ahead, which lands him in a lot of hot water.

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Awards: 1991: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear for Best Actor (Maynard Eiziachi)

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Critics' reviews

"Beresford and writer William Boyd have delivered a film strangely devoid of emotion and lacking a clear point of view."

Variety Staff: Variety
"To both the humane Rudbeck, intelligently played by Pierce Brosnan, and the abusive drunkard Gollup, Johnson is a cipher."

TV Guide
"The film works well as far as it goes, but some of the story's emotional power is denatured or lost."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"I have seen 'Mister Johnson' two times, and both times I admired its sense of time and place, and the thoughtful performances of Eziashi, Brosnan and Woodward. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"No great friend of colonialism, Beresford makes his point without losing sight of either history or its mostly unsung heroes."

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post

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