Danielle Deadwyler in August Wilson's film
In Malcolm Washington's directorial debut, a reverential adaptation of August Wilson's novel The piano lesson Produced by her father Denzel Washington, actress Danielle Deadwyler is the fulcrum around which all other performances revolve. She plays Berniece, the devoted, pragmatic co-lead in Wilson’s bracing drama about generational trauma and legacy. In this role, as in so … Read more