A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
- Directed by
- Daniel Petrie
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 149 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An African American family in Chicago struggles with financial pressures and personal dreams after receiving an insurance payout. They must decide how to use the money while facing racism and internal conflicts.
groundedemotionalearnestthoughtfulhopefultenseslow-burnfamily-centric
What happens
A Raisin in the Sun is a 1961 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, Roy Glenn, and Louis Gossett Jr. (in his film debut), and based on the 1958 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry, which was not published until 1959. It follows an African-American family that wants a better life away from Chicago. A Raisin in the Sun was released by Columbia Pictures on May 29, 1961. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2006, the American Film Institute ranked the film 65th in its list of most inspiring films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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