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A Raisin in the Sun

1961 · 128 min

A wrenching, intimate family drama that simmers with racial tension and hope, anchored by powerhouse performances and dialogue that cuts deep.

Tagline: The prize-winning drama that warms the screen with its people and its passions...
Overview: Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
race
class
identity
justice
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Written by: Lorraine Hansberry
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Ivan Dixon, John Fiedler, Louis Gossett Jr., Steven Perry
Music: Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematography: Charles Lawton Jr.
Runtime: 128 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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