A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

[Dailyan]

September 25th, 2018



Pre-order
https://www.criterion.com/films/2882...sin-in-the-sun

Special Features
NEW 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Interview from 1961 with playwright and screenwriter Lorraine Hansberry
New interview with Imani Perry, author of Looking for Lorraine, on the real-life events on which the play is based
Episode of Theater Talk from 2002 featuring producer Philip Rose and actors Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis
Excerpt from The Black Theatre Movement: From “A Raisin in the Sun” to the Present, a 1978 documentary, with a new introduction by director Woodie King Jr.
New interview with film scholar Mia Mask, author of Poitier Revisited
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by scholar Sarita Cannon