Black Joy DVD, 1977

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Film Description

Nominated for the Palme d'Or award at Cannes in 1977, Anthony Simmon's British culture-clash comedy, Black Joy, tells the tale of Benjamin Ignatius Samuel Jones, a newly arrived, innocent immigrant to London from Guyana. Within hours of arriving, he has been humiliated by officialdom, robbed of his money and found that his only address is a demolished house. Can he survive and come good? He hooks up with streetwise con artist Dave (Norman Beaton), a Caribbean immigrant who has managed to find a niche for himself in a white society, and the two men forge a friendship based on survival of underdogs. The excellent soul and reggae score features Johnny Nash, Billy Paul, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, The Drifters, The Three Degrees and more.

Film Information

Director - Anthony Simmons

Produced - 1977

Main Language - English

Countries & Regions - British Film

Cast - Floella Benjamin, Norman Beaton, Trevor Thomas

DVD Details

DVD Extras

• New film and audio transfer.

Related Genres

• Contemporary Drama
• Contemporary British Film
• Contemporary British Film

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