The Harriet Tubman story has all the elements needed for an action film: the jeopardy, the movement, the courage, the fight for freedom.
started with two photographs. Producers sent her pictures of British actress Cynthia Erivo alongside a recently uncovered black-and-white image of Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman. The resemblance was striking.
By the time Erivo’s character dons that dramatic cape and cap, she’s known as Moses to her freedom-seeking followers. Fierce and fleet-footed, this version of Harriet Tubman captivated Lemmons.“One of the things that sometimes happens with African American heroes is that their edge gets taken off. They get kind of warm and fuzzy. My mission was to bring Harriet Tubman to life as a young woman when she’s doing the most heroic work.
Lemmons’ “Harriet” opens on a happy encounter in 1849 when Harriet, then known by her slave name Minty, wakes from a fainting spell to greet her husband with a radiant smile. From there, it’s pretty solemn going.“We studied Harriet’s face and her downturned mouth and the depth in her eyes,” Lemmons explains. “She wasn’t joyless but Harriet Tubman was a serious person. She had her heart broken, she felt tremendous pain, she suffered loss, and she carried the weight of her family on her shoulders.
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