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Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/24 Full Review Nicholas K I think A Raisin In the Sun 1961 was really well done and very good at staying close to the original novel. My favorite ...
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- Sidney Poitier
- Daniel Petrie
- Drama
Our review: Parents say Not yet rated. Kids say (1 ): Sidney Poitier leads a terrific ensemble. Adapted from Lorraine Hansberry's Pulitzer prize-winning stage play in which a Black family dreams of a better life, A RAISIN IN THE SUN is one of the earliest movies to feature a cast of all-Black characters.
- Claudia Mcneil, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier
- Daniel Petrie
- Columbia Tristar
Our review: Parents say (2 ): Kids say (1 ): This made-for-TV film was adapted from the play's award-winning 2004 Broadway revival and features most of the same cast in the principal roles -- and the performances are amazing. There's a reason McDonald won the Tony for her role, and the rest of the principal cast members don't miss a step, either.
- Sony Pictures
- Kenny Leon
A Raisin in the Sun movie is a remake of Lorraine Hansberry's classic stage play of how a black family tries to escape from their crowded apartment life to a house in an all white neighborhood. Sidney Politer delivered his usual outstanding performance in this film, which sends a message about the limited opportunities open to blacks in this time period.
A Raisin in the Sun, from left, Louis Gossett Jr, Ruby Dee, and Sidney Poitier. 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 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry.
A Raisin in the Sun is a perfectly serviceable television adaptation of the recent Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansbury's classic 1959 play, but why it got a press screening at the Sundance Film ...
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A Raisin in the Sun is a solid exploration of the social fault lines of racial inequality, the generational split caused by value differences between young and old people and class conflicts. The way the film highlights the racist real estate practice of redlining is particularly impactful.
