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Cinematic background from Bessie 2015 - The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.

Bessie

2015

Biography, Drama, Music

Directors:

Writers:

Bettina Gilois, Horton Foote, Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland

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Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A group of men and women standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and bow tie standing in front of a tea pot; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

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Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – An older woman in a pink dress is posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit standing in front of a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – Two men in suits are standing in front of a door; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man and a woman wearing hats and coats; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman singing in front of another woman in a blue dress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A crowd of people are gathered in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – An older black woman wearing a green dress and pearls; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A group of people standing next to each other in costume; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man sitting at a table in front of a camera; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A group of people standing on a balcony at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman in a white dress singing on a stage; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a hat and a coat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman standing in front of a crowd wearing a white dress; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – Two beautiful women standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – An older woman wearing a gold dress and a feather headdress; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman and a man are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and tie holding a wedding ring; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man wearing a vest and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – An older woman with a diamond ring on her finger; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man sitting on a couch wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man and a woman holding a paper bag in front of an orange curtain; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and tie sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman in a pink dress holding a piece of cake; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and a hat is sitting in front of another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man wearing a suit and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – An old car is parked on the side of a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – Two men sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and a bow tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman in a purple dress and hat singing; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man and a woman looking at each other in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man putting a feather in a woman's hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A person wearing a dress and a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a tuxedo standing in front of a bookshelf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man wearing a suit and a red neck tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a piano; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman in a white dress singing on a stage; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman standing next to a man on a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman standing on a stage in front of a crowd; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A person smiling in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – Two women are dressed up and one is talking to another woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A group of people standing in front of a camera; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A person with her eyes closed; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – An older woman wearing a blue dress and a head piece; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – An older woman wearing a brown hat and pearls; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman in a purple dress and a gray hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A group of people standing around a table; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman in a gold hat smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – Two women sitting on a couch in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and tie looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A group of men and women sitting in front of each other clapping; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and a hat standing next to a bed; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A person wearing a suit and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman in a blue dress standing next to another woman in a blue dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A couple of people sitting at a wooden table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – An older woman sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of her; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man sitting at a table in front of papers; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man wearing a vest and a striped shirt; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man wearing a straw hat and a striped jacket; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man in a suit and tie standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A crowd of people watching a performance on stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A person wearing a dress; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Bessie” (2015), directed by Dee Rees – A woman in a blue dress standing in front of a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle