Song of the South (1946)

Controversial for its treatment of slavery, Song of the South blends live action with animation to tell the story of Johnny (Bobby Driscoll), who's been sent to live on his grandmother's plantation. Upset by his family situation, Johnny turns to Uncle Remus (James Baskett), who regales him with fables about trickster Br'er Rabbit. Song of the South won a Best Song Oscar, and Baskett received an honorary Oscar for his performance.

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Song of the South is a blend of live action and animation, based on the popular "Uncle Remus" stories of Joel Chandler Harris. Set in the years just after the Civil War, the story begins with young Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) being sent to live at the southern plantation of his grandmother (Lucile Watson) while his parents contemplate divorce. At first disconsolate, the boy is cheered up by African-American handyman Uncle Remus (James Baskett), who tells him many delightful fables concerning the clever trickster Br'er Rabbit, whose adventures are illustrated in cartoon form. Each story has a moral, which Johnny appli...
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es to the exigencies of his real life. Johnny's mother (Ruth Warrick) disapproves of Uncle Remus, and orders the boy never to visit the kindly old black man again. Uncle Remus packs his bags and leaves; while chasing after him, Johnny is injured by a bull. He recovers thanks to the friendly presence of Uncle Remus, and all is forgiven. The film was awarded the Best Song Oscar for "Zip-a-dee Doo Dah," and James Baskett won a special Oscar for his portrayal of Uncle Remus. Disney has withheld the movie in the U.S. ever since its last theatrical re-release in 1986, due to controversy over what some (including the NAACP) argue is a sugar-coated depiction of the Reconstruction-era South.
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Vlak na de Amerikaanse burgeroorlog wordt de jonge Johnny naar de plantage van zijn oma gestuurd in het Zuiden. Zijn ouders gaan namelijk scheiden en Johnny is er nogal verdrietig over. De zwarte klusjesman Uncle Remus vrolijkt hem op met allerlei leuke verhalen over Br'er Rabbit. Elk verhaaltje heeft een moraal dat op Johnny van toepassing is. Dan blijkt dat Johnny's moeder het maar niks vindt dat hij met Uncle Remus optrekt.

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