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A raisin in the sun
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Published:
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018].
Physical Desc:
2 videodiscs (128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Description

Members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams deferred. Following the death of their patriarch, the Youngers await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money.

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Format:
DVD
Edition:
Special edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781681435022
UPC:
715515220712

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
General Note
Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry.
General Note
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer ; interview from 1961 with playwright/screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry ; new interview with Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine ; episode of Theater talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis ; excerpt from Black theatre: the making of a movement (1978), with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr. ; new interview with film scholar Mia Mask, coeditor of Poitier revisited ; interview from 2002 with director Daniel Petrie ; trailer ; plus: an essay by scholar Sarita Cannon and author James Baldwin's 1969 tribute to Hansberry, "Sweet Lorraine."
Participants/Performers
Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil.
Description
Members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams deferred. Following the death of their patriarch, the Youngers await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, wide screen presentation; Dolby mono.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Petrie, D., Hansberry, L., Rose, P., Susskind, D., Dee, R., Poitier, S., & McNeil, C. (2018). A raisin in the sun. Special edition. [New York, New York], The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Daniel, Petrie et al.. 2018. A Raisin in the Sun. [New York, New York], The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Daniel, Petrie et al., A Raisin in the Sun. [New York, New York], The Criterion Collection, 2018.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Petrie, Daniel,, et al. A Raisin in the Sun. Special edition. [New York, New York], The Criterion Collection, 2018.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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