A Forerunner For Women
receive from their immediate superior, having no other outlet. The cane workers are always in debt no matter how much they work and therefore shouldn’t drink alcohol, but after the torture they endure in the fields, these habits are understandable. Being docked pay for having to relieve your bodily fluids would drive anyone mad. Palcy is attempting to create a real portrait of her people and not a pity story, and she succeeds beautifully by allowing human nature to seep through every scene.
Palcy is a role model for any filmmaker, woman or man, regardless of color. She has a flare for delivering a story in its entirety, character flaws and all, in the context of a complete setting. All elements are woven together naturally, not allowing any single quality to overwhelm another.
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