Black Snake Moan
Director: Craig Brewer
Genre: Romance Film, Music, Indie, Drama
Year: 2006
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Justin Timberlake, Christina Ricci, S. Epatha Merkerson, David Banner, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Raymond-James, Neimus K. Williams, Claude Phillips, John Cothran Jr., Clare Grant, Ruby Wilson, Kim Richards, Amy LaVere, Leonard L. Thomas, Adriane Lenox
Black Snake Moan is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer. It was filmed in and around Stanton, Tennessee, and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, and Justin Timberlake. The title of the film derives from the 1927 Blind Lemon Jefferson song, while the plot, as confirmed by director Brewer in the commentary to the DVD of the film, is loosely based on George Eliot's 1861 novel Silas Marner. The film draws numerous references to the Mississippi Blues movement, not least in its title and soundtrack.
The film centers on two main characters: Lazarus (Samuel L. Jackson), a deeply religious farmer and former blues guitarist, and Rae (Christina Ricci), a young nymphomaniac. Lazarus's wife and his brother were having an affair, which has left him a bitter and angry man. Rae's boyfriend Ronnie (Justin Timberlake) leaves for deployment with the 196th Field Artillery Brigade, Tennessee National Guard, and in his absence, she has bouts of promiscuity and drug use. During one of Rae's binges, Ronnie's friend Gill (Michael Raymond-James) tries to take advantage of her. She laughs at his advances, comparing him unfavorably with another man, and he severely beats her.
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