Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
1999 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 347 VOTES · DIR. Lynne Littman
Overview
Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal bishop, who was born a slave, and a woman with an inter-racial background. With the support of each other and their family, they survived encounters with racism and sexism in their own different ways. Sadie quietly and sweetly broke barriers to become the first African-American home-ec teacher in New York City, while Bessie, with her own brand of outspokenness, became the second African-American dentist in New York City. At the ages of 103 and 101, they told their story to Amy Hill Hearth, a white New York Times reporter who published an article about them. The overwhelming response launched a bestselling book, a Broadway play, and this film.
Dialogue Timeline — 516 lines
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00:04:15 I've wasted a lot of my time looking for you
00:06:39 Come on guys
00:13:46 Don't!
00:16:48 Hyai, where are you going?
00:22:30 Boy!
00:28:40 I also want to go home
00:34:34 So, where's her head?
00:36:53 What the fuck is wrong with you!
00:40:18 And what about the dead body that was found in the hotel?
00:44:07 out from the air condition vent
00:48:04 murder case immediately.
00:51:29 Here, turn here My house is just here.
00:55:13 You got two for one damn bottle of whisky
00:57:27 Even the Buddhist priest can't help me.
01:02:14 Alright, then let's go in.
01:05:23 This is the safest place.
01:09:09 How? This is not a living human being.
01:17:20 It's a letter from Saeng Daow.
01:20:40 That's just my husband
01:23:25 Don't you want to know more about Saeng Daow?
01:29:17 Pim...
01:31:58 from the curse by performing the ritual
01:34:26 Anyway, you're probably tired
01:36:39 or anyone ever again.