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| A Raisin in the Sun | 
 enlarge | Director: Kenny Leon
Actors: Paula Boudreau, Alexandra Cheron, Sean 'p. Diddy' Combs, Elle Downs, Ron C. Jones
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 3035
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 131
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: COLD24961D
UPC: 043396249615
EAN: 0043396249615
ASIN: B0013D8LNG
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 13, 2008
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Pride and poverty collide in this excellent television movie of the classic play A Raisin in the Sun. When Walter Younger (Sean Combs, a.k.a. P. Diddy), his wife Ruth (Audra McDonald, Private Practice), and his sister Beneatha (Sanaa Lathan, Something New) learn that their deceased father has left their mother Lena (Phylicia Rashad, The Cosby Show) with $10,000 in life insurance, their separate ideas of how to spend it threaten to pull the family apart. Lorraine Hansberry's passionate play ranks in the same tier as Death of a Salesman and Long Day's Journey Into Night. This version is taken from an acclaimed stage production, but the actors have expertly re-pitched their performances for the intimacy of the camera and the script has been subtly but effectively opened up to allow scenes to take place at multiple locations. Lathan, McDonald, and Rashad all deliver rich, multilayered performances; the casting of rapper Combs could have been a mere stunt, but though he lacks the chops of the powerhouse women, he acquits himself decently. Excellent supporting performances from Bill Nunn (Do the Right Thing) and John Stamos round out the cast. All in all, a rewarding adaptation of a play that continues to resonate with America's ongoing struggle with race. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
Based on the play that inspired a generation, A Raisin in the Sun tells the story of a family living and struggling on Chicago's South Side in the 1950s. A fiercely moving portrait of people whose hopes and dreams are constantly deferred, A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. The classic, still-relevant story now will be showcased in this totally new television movie adaptation.
Sean Combs reprises the role which brought him critical acclaim in the highly anticipated, special three-hour television movie adaptation of the award-winning Broadway revival. Joining him is the cast of the award-winning production, including Emmy and Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad, four-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, Tony Award nominee Sanaa Lathan, plus ER star John Stamos.
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 A Movie EVERY Member of the Family Should See! January 6, 2009
I was pleasantly surprised by the work by Puffy Combs in this movie. I remember seeing the play as a young man and it has not lost any of the positive impact that I learned from this story. Even though some of the scences were/are very negative and racially sterotypical, it has a positive story to tell even today to all races. Good movie for the whole family to watch and discuss afterwards.
 YUK!!! November 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Were we all watching the same program??? Someone must owe S. Combs big time for allowing this EXTREMELY DREADFUL adaptation of this heart-warming classic to be released for purchase. Like another reviewer, I tunned in to see Rashads' critically-acclaimed take on the role of Lena Younger and I could not believe how someone so talented was so extremely unconvincing. The whole movie in a nut-shell is....Just awful.
Do yourself a favor, try and find a copy of the now OOP version starring Danny Glover & Esther Rolle if you want to see what true/committed acting is all about.
Love Or Money October 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I never saw the Broadway production and I never saw the original film of Raisin in the Sun, so I had a fresh take on my un-biased oppinion about this version. all I can say is I love it. The acting is absoulutely fantastic. It's rare when you see a movie like this nowadays, most movies released now are violent action superhero melodramas we've all seen before. A Raisin In The Sun is drama based and character driven and the passion displayed in this film is emotionally charged. You can tell the actors loved their characters, instead of just reading off a script. I will say again how rare it is to find a recent film with exceptional writing and an interesting story. I loved Philicia Rashad's performance. She deserved the emmy. I also loved P. Diddy (didn't know he could act too!). He has practically mastered everything at this point. (Check out his colgne "Unforgivable")! A shameless plug. I also loved Audra McDonald's performance. She should have received an emmy too. The cast and the writing carried this movie and turned what could have been your average movie of the week into an above average rendition of an already famous Broadway play and film.
sun yourself September 14, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
While I had been aware of the fact that a stage production revival had been underway, i didn't know that a new version of the movie had been made. Now, I am a serious fan of Sidney Poitier and know that his finest performance was in RITS, lets give credit here, Sidney Poitier is one of the greatest actors ever, and it is his own greatness that in RITS was his downfall. It is difficult to suspend disbelief and see Poitier as the downtrodden worker-for-the-man that RITS expects him to be. It's like trying to envision Tom Cruise as an every-man mechanic in the new War of the Worlds, you just can't stomach it. Enter Sean 'P-Diddy' Combs. Here we have a hip hop star whose credibility even as a music artist seemed bleak at best, let alone his trying out one of the toughest dramatic roles of all time. But to me, Sean does the job and then some. Here is the passionate man who just wants a break to be something better. He is convinced that he is made for greatness and thanks to Sean's portrayal, there is never room for doubt in my mind that this character has had it rough his whole life. The three women are absolutely amazing as has been said and the production itself with its' jittery camera work gives you a view of this family as though you were right there with them as a visitor in their house. This version of A Raisin in the Sun deserves a place in your collection next to your finest movies including the original version of this classic story. 5 stars+
It Is Okay To Like This Production July 10, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
What happens when a film classic is revived? Sometimes it flops, but at other times it shines in a way not like the original but stands alone as a fine production. Such is what happens with Kenny Leon's revival of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," which is a new version for a new audience while still remaining faithful to the original play. Having just seen again the original 1961 movie I was all set to not like the 2008 film. Not to worry. Mr. Leon has every reason to be proud of his work here. The three women are exceptional. Phylicia Rashad as the matriarch of the Younger family brings a youthfulness to the character of a woman still very much engaged in life and seeping with quiet strenth. Audra McDonald becomes the charcter Ruth, and Sanaa Lathan as Beneatha literally shines as the young twenty-year-old so full of ambition and hope for a better life. While Sean Combs is no Sidney Poitier and is not always completely believable as Walter, he redeems himself in the climatic scene when he delivers his "we just want to be good neighbors" speech to John Stamos, the spokesman for the white neighborhood where the Younger family will be moving to shortly.
There are nice touches added to this film not in the original version, if you have to compare the two. There are more scenes outside of the cramped, claustrophobic apartment where much of the action takes place. Additionally the voice over of Morgan Freeman reading the Langston Hughes poem "A Raisin in the Sun" is beautiful.
Incuded with the DVD is a version of the film with running commentary by Mr. Leon as well as interviews with practically everyone connected with the film. Much is made by all of them that this is a classic, that it is all about living one's dreams, the ability to love, etc., etc., etc., all of which is true. But there is an elephant in the room that these folks are too kind to mention: that at the heart of this movie is the ugly word "racism." Unfortunately too many white people in this country still do not want a black family moving into their neighborhood.
"A Raisin in the Sun" is in the same league as other American classics: "A Streetcar Named Desire, "Death of A Salesman" and "Long Day's Journey into Night." It will be produced anew for each generation, whether on stage or in film. Mr. Leon's version certainly gets an A-.
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