Sparkle

Apr 7, 1976

1h 38m

★ 7.6

From downtown to uptown

Overview

Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Robert Stigwood Organization

Warner Bros. Pictures

Sparkle Trailers

Cast

Stix

Philip Michael Thomas

Sparkle

Irene Cara

Sister

Lonette McKee

Delores

Dwan Smith

Effie

Mary Alice

Levi

Dorian Harewood

Satin

Tony King

Mrs. Waters

Beatrice Winde

Moe Gerber

Paul Lambert

Lee Gerber

Joyce Easton

Ham

DeWayne Jessie

Doreen Baker

Norma Miller

This 135-minute documentary offers to reopen this magical parenthesis which has seen the birth of a whirlwind of artists with very different styles. From Chantal Goya to Annie Cordy, from Pierre Perret to Carlos. They knew how to bring each in their own way generations of children into their poetic universe.

7.7

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7.4

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Sep 14, 2006

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6.1

Harlem Nights

Nov 17, 1989

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6.3

Buffalo Soldiers

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6.8

Brick

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6.5

Lower City

May 16, 2005

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6.5

Little Voice

Nov 5, 1998

After the death of her father, Little Voice or LV becomes a virtual recluse, never going out and hardly ever saying a word. She just sits in her bedroom listening to her father's collection of old records of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe and various other famous female singers. But at night time, LV sings, imitating these great singers with surprising accuracy. One night she is overheard by one of her mother's boyfriends, who happens to be a talent agent. He manages to convince her that her talent is special and arranges for her to perform at the local night club, but several problems arise.

6.6

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8.8

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7.3

Gone Baby Gone

Sep 18, 2007

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8.0

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5.4

When the White Lilacs Bloom Again

Nov 24, 1953

Married couple Willy and Therese go separate ways. Willy leaves town and returns years later as a famous singer. But Therese is about to marry her best friend Peter. Little does Willy know that he and Therese now have a teenage daughter.

6.0

Ken Park

Jan 30, 2003

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5.6

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No overview available.

6.7

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6.9

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6.2

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6.9

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