Losing Ground:

At the time of her death from cancer in 1988, Kathleen Collins was just 46 years old, but she was already an internationally renowned playwright, a popular professor (at New York's City College) and a successful independent filmmaker. Her second film, "Losing Ground" tells the story o...

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Other Authors: Collins, Kathleen (Director), Gray, Ronald K. (Cinematographer), Scott, Seret (Actor), Gunn, Bill (Actor), Jones, Duane (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:English
Published: New York Milestone Films [2016]
Series:The Milestone Cinematheque
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Summary:At the time of her death from cancer in 1988, Kathleen Collins was just 46 years old, but she was already an internationally renowned playwright, a popular professor (at New York's City College) and a successful independent filmmaker. Her second film, "Losing Ground" tells the story of a marriage of two remarkable people, both at a crossroads in their lives. Sara Rogers, a black professor of philosophy, is embarking on an intellectual quest to understand "ecstasy" just as her painter husband Victor sets off on a more earthy exploration of joy ... One of the very first fictional features by an African-American woman, "Losing Ground" remains a stunning and powerful work of art. [www.dvdbeaver.com]
Physical Description:2 Blu-ray-Discs (86 Min.) farbig

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