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- Cormac McCarthy’s The Sunset Limited is a lean, spare dialectic between two characters named simply “Black” and “White.” Black, a recovering addict who found Jesus in prison, saves White, an aging professor, who attempts to kill himself by jumping in front of a commuter train, the Sunset Limited.
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The film is about the relationship between a Christian African American who has a positive view of life and a nihilistic White man with a very negative view. The film aired on HBO on February 12, 2011, and received generally favorable reviews.
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Nothing is ever black or white. A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.'
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- Tommy Lee Jones
May 7, 2012 · There are but two characters in TSL: Black, a poorly educated ex-con, played by Samuel L. Jackson, and White, a university professor played by Tommy Lee Jones. The play begins just after Black rescued White, who tried to commit suicide by throwing himself in front of a commuter train.
The Sunset Limited: Nothing is Ever Black or White A Brief Synopsis The Sunset Limited is a film based on a novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy, in which a devoutly Christian ex-con (known as Black) rescues a pessimistic-to-the-point-of-suicidal professor (known as White) from his attempt to jump in front of a train.
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Feb 12, 2011 · Nothing is ever black or white. Overview A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.'
Feb 10, 2011 · White is brought back to Black’s spare New York tenement, and they commence a mortal, desperate debate about the value of life and whether ending it taking the Sunset Limited is a valid...
A deeply religious black ex-con thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor who tries to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, 'The Sunset Limited.'
