Customer Review: Looking For Langston.

A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. His story and his visits to the jazz and dance club are framed by voices reading from the poetry and essays of Hughes and others.

A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin.

Onsite Associates Program . See full review. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk. The text is rarely explicit, but the freedom of gay Black men in the 1920s in Harlem is suggested and celebrated visually. One of them has a dream in which he comes upon Beauty, who seems to reject him, although when he … A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. One of them has a dream in which he comes upon Beauty, who seems to reject him, although when he awakes, Beauty is sleeping beside him. With Ben Ellison, Matthew Baidoo, Akim Mogaji, John Wilson. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk. Customer reviews.

A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story.

Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk. 3.2 out of 5. Artistically envisioned and lovingly done, Looking for Langston is an exploration of the life and consequences of late African-American poet Langston Hughes. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Directed by Isaac Julien. 3.2 out of 5 stars. A black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. 18 customer ratings. Strand Home Video . Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.