
The story of Bertha, a young immigrant woman who cleans the homes of the rich and is largely ignored by them, except for a young poet who considers her a muse..


If you are looking for a movie with a lot of action or fast-talking 1930s detectives, skip this one. Lummox is for the people who like to sit in a quiet room and just feel a little bit melancholy for an hour and a half. It’s a movie about Bertha, an immigrant woman who is just... big. She is taller than everyone else a...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"If you are looking for a movie with a lot of action or fast-talking 1930s detectives, skip this one. Lummox is for the people who like to sit in a quiet room and just feel a little bit melancholy for an hour and a half. It’s a movie about Bertha, an immigrant woman who is just... big. She is taller than everyone else and she moves like she is carrying the weight of the whole city on her shoulders. 🏙️ I think most people today would find it painfully slow, but if you like watching how movies tri..."

Winifred Westover
Fannie Hurst, Elizabeth Meehan
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