Been Rich All My Life

Name: Been Rich All My Life
Genre: Documentary
Released: July 21, 2006
Duration: 81 min
Rating: 67

2006

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First Run Features | Release Date: July 21, 2006

Summary: This documentary follows the unlikeliest troupe of tap dancing divas. They are the "Silver Belles," five former showgirls now aged 84-96, performing to standing ovations, as sassy as they ever were. They met during Harlem's 1930's heyday, dancing in the chorus lines at the Apollo Theater, the Cotton Club, Small's Paradise and Connie's Inn,This documentary follows the unlikeliest troupe of tap dancing divas. They are the "Silver Belles," five former showgirls now aged 84-96, performing to standing ovations, as sassy as they ever were. They met during Harlem's 1930's heyday, dancing in the chorus lines at the Apollo Theater, the Cotton Club, Small's Paradise and Connie's Inn, performing with legendary band leaders like Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. When the big band era ended, they all went into other work -- but in 1985 they put their shoes back on, and have been dancing together again ever since. They may not kick as high, but they are hip-swaying and show-biz savvy. (First Run Features)… Expand

Director: Heather MacDonald

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 81 min

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Michael Phillips

It's a modest but highly enjoyable tribute. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Utterly captivating. Read full review

Peter Rainer

The film could be more adept and probing, but the ladies - Cleo Hayes, Marion Coles, Elaine Ellis, Fay Ray, and Geri Kennedy - are delightful. Read full review

Frank Scheck

A richly uplifting if somewhat rambling portrait of indomitableness in the face of old age and infirmity, Been Rich All My Life will be inspirational to young and old alike. Read full review

Stephen Holden

An admiring portrait of the Silver Belles, a troupe of veteran Harlem tap dancers between the ages of 84 and 96, is a valuable historical document and a useful how-to movie about making the most of old age. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

An invaluable chapter in the story of our city. Read full review

Janice Page

A so-so documentary about another fascinating, underreported piece of Harlem history. Read full review

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AlgernonH.

Jul 22, 2006

Inspiring, funny, thrilling and beautifully made!

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SisterDisciple

Aug 21, 2006

A richly uplifting if somewhat rambling portrait of indomitableness in the face of old age and infirmity, Been Rich All My Life will be inspirational to young and old alike. However it turns out to be A so-so documentary about another fascinating, underreported piece of Harlem history.

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