Halle Berry on THE WIZARD OF OZ: “It Was the First Movie I Saw That Allowed Me to Dream” @afi

Halle Berry on THE WIZARD OF OZ: “It Was the First Movie I Saw That Allowed Me to Dream” @afi

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Halle Berry told AFI in 2007 that movies such as THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) gave her permission to dream of leaving her small-town home and discovering her own resilience.

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