The Cantor's Last Cantata (2021)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 12分
演出 : Harvey Wang
シノプシス
Documentary about the final performance of the "Brooklyn Baseball Cantata" led by Cantor Suzanne Bernstein in a small local reform synagogue.
黒人初のメジャーリーガー、ジャッキー・ロビンソンの伝記ドラマ。白人の世界だったメジャーリーグに飛び込み、偏見や差別に屈することなく奮闘した彼の姿を描く。1947年、ブルックリン・ドジャースと契約を交わし、黒人初のメジャーリーガーとしてデビューしたジャッキー・ロビンソン。人種差別の激しかった当時、チームメートや他球団の選手、マスコミや民衆からの汚いヤジや数々の仕打ちに耐えながら、黙々とこん身のプレーを続けるジャッキーの姿に、周囲は心を動かされていく…。
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