Black Snake Moan: Drama. Starring Samuel L. Epatha Merkerson. Directed by Craig Brewer.

Jackson , Christina Ricci , and Justin Timberlake. The film focuses on a Mississippi bluesman Jackson who holds a troubled local woman Ricci captive in his house in an attempt to cure her of her nymphomania after finding her severely beaten on the side of a road. The title of the film derives from the Blind Lemon Jefferson song. The film draws numerous references to the Mississippi Blues movement , particularly in its title and soundtrack. The film centers on two main characters: Lazarus Redd Samuel L.

What caused a jolt wasn't just the arresting image of a gold-toothed Samuel L. Jackson growling out a profane rendition of the blues classic "Staggerlee," recorded live in a raucous Memphis juke joint. It was Christina Ricci, the lily-white alternative film princess, her torn lip a welt of red, her dirty blond hair tossed from side to side, grinding her sweat-drenched body against black men and women on the dance floor as Jackson looked on from the stage.

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