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Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Members of an African American family living in a cramped Chicago apartment, in this deeply resonant tale of dreams deferred. Following the death of their patriarch, the Youngers await a life insurance check they hope will change their circumstances, but tensions arise over how best to use the money.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads where the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Decisions will need to be made on how to best spend the money, from buying a new family home, buying a liquor store or even paying for medical school tuition. While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in...
Series
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999]
Physical Desc
1 DVD, double sided (ca. 128 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.
Series
Criterion collection volume 945
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 128 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.
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