Pinky

Pinky

1949 · 102 min · EN · 7.4 (39 votes)
Dir. Elia Kazan · Starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan, Basil Ruysdael, Kenny Washington · Music Alfred Newman

The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!

Drama

Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in the North. In addition, she has fallen in love with a young white doctor, who knows nothing about her black heritage.

VIBE

A poignant and tense drama exploring the complexities of race and identity in the American South. It's a story that feels both deeply personal and historically significant, grappling with societal prejudice and the search for belonging.

melancholictensesomberhopefulsteadyclassic Hollywood dramasocial commentaryidentityracismloveprejudice
loveracismwillnursingold southpassing for white
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