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Plot

Directed by Berry Gordy, Jr. as a vehicle for his star Diana Ross, Mahogany traces the life of a poor girl who makes it in the fashion world (first as a model, then designer) and deserts her boyfriend (Billy Dee Williams) in the meantime, hooking up instead with a photographer (Anthony Perkins). The song "Do You Know When You're Going To" (Gerry Goffin/Michael Masser) was Oscar-nominated.
MPAA Rating:
PG
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
109min.
Theatrical Release Date:
02/01/2001
DVD Release Date:
05/01/2007
Director(s):
Themes:
Dangerous Attraction,Rags To Riches,Ladder to the Top,Fashion World,Social Climbing
Tone:
Campy,Lavish,Melancholy,Sentimental,Elegant,Decadent
Keywords:
Black [race],boyfriend,career,cross-cultural-relations,fame,fashion-designer,fashion-model,glamour,modeling,poverty,romance,stars [celebrities],success
Language:
English