In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4] It had a remastered home media release from the Criterion Collection on February 26, 2019.[5]
Gideon and his wife Suzie live in South Central Los Angeles. Harry, a longstanding friend from the South whom they have not seen for many years, makes a surprise visit. The couple are delighted to see him and insist that he stay with them for as long as he wishes. Harry has a charming, down-home manner, but his enigmatic and somewhat amoral presence brings to a crisis trouble simmering in the family—especially as regards the younger son, Samuel or "Babe Brother", and his relationships with his parents, wife, and older brother, Junior.
Harry's presence threatens to break up Samuel's marriage and seems to be related to an illness Gideon develops. It proves ultimately purgative, though Harry's precise role remains ambiguous.
The film has received critical acclaim.[6] On Rotten Tomatoes, To Sleep with Anger holds a rating of 88% from 34 reviews, with an average score of 7.30/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "To Sleep with Anger examines cultural tensions with a deft hand and a potent blend of comedy and drama, stirred skillfully to life by a strong cast led by Danny Glover."[7]
Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine called it a "neglected masterpiece of African-American cinema."[8]IndieWire's Brandon Wilson has called it Burnett's "other masterpiece," as well as numerous other favorable comparisons to Killer of Sheep, saying "Like all great art, To Sleep With Anger triumphs because it works both on a personal level... and it is provocative enough thematically to fuel hours of discussion about tradition versus modernity and how it has affected African-Americans, for better or worse... [Burnett]'s asking us to think about the generation gap, Christian faith versus backwoods mysticism, the grip of the past versus the pull of the present, African-American yearning for financial prosperity versus our sense of altruism & duty and complications within both sides of each coin."[9]
To Sleep with Anger: You Never Know What’s in the Heart an essay by Ashley Clark at the Criterion Collection
May 02, 2024
sleep, with, anger, 1990, american, black, comedy, film, written, directed, charles, burnett, theatrical, release, posterdirected, bycharles, burnettwritten, bycharles, burnettproduced, bycaldecot, chubb, thomas, byrnes, darin, scottstarringdanny, glover, paul. To Sleep with Anger is a 1990 American black comedy film written and directed by Charles Burnett 2 3 To Sleep with AngerTheatrical release posterDirected byCharles BurnettWritten byCharles BurnettProduced byCaldecot Chubb Thomas S Byrnes Darin ScottStarringDanny Glover Paul Butler Mary Alice Carl Lumbly Vonetta McGee Richard Brooks Sheryl Lee RalphCinematographyWalt LloydEdited byNancy RichardsonMusic byStephen James TaylorDistributed byThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyRelease dateOctober 12 1990 1990 10 12 United States Running time102 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 1 1 million 1 In 2017 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being culturally historically or aesthetically significant 4 It had a remastered home media release from the Criterion Collection on February 26 2019 5 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 Accolades 5 References 6 External linksPlot editGideon and his wife Suzie live in South Central Los Angeles Harry a longstanding friend from the South whom they have not seen for many years makes a surprise visit The couple are delighted to see him and insist that he stay with them for as long as he wishes Harry has a charming down home manner but his enigmatic and somewhat amoral presence brings to a crisis trouble simmering in the family especially as regards the younger son Samuel or Babe Brother and his relationships with his parents wife and older brother Junior Harry s presence threatens to break up Samuel s marriage and seems to be related to an illness Gideon develops It proves ultimately purgative though Harry s precise role remains ambiguous Cast editDanny Glover as Harry Paul Butler as Gideon Mary Alice as Suzie Carl Lumbly as Junior Vonetta McGee as Pat Richard Brooks as Babe Brother Sheryl Lee Ralph as Linda DeVaughn Nixon as Sunny Reina King as Rhonda Cory Curtis as Skip Paula Bellamy as Mrs Baker Wonderful Smith as Preacher Ethel Ayler as Hattie Beverly Mickins as Neighbor Jimmy Witherspoon as Percy Julius Harris as HermanReception editThe film has received critical acclaim 6 On Rotten Tomatoes To Sleep with Anger holds a rating of 88 from 34 reviews with an average score of 7 30 10 The website s critical consensus reads To Sleep with Anger examines cultural tensions with a deft hand and a potent blend of comedy and drama stirred skillfully to life by a strong cast led by Danny Glover 7 Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine called it a neglected masterpiece of African American cinema 8 IndieWire s Brandon Wilson has called it Burnett s other masterpiece as well as numerous other favorable comparisons to Killer of Sheep saying Like all great art To Sleep With Anger triumphs because it works both on a personal level and it is provocative enough thematically to fuel hours of discussion about tradition versus modernity and how it has affected African Americans for better or worse Burnett s asking us to think about the generation gap Christian faith versus backwoods mysticism the grip of the past versus the pull of the present African American yearning for financial prosperity versus our sense of altruism amp duty and complications within both sides of each coin 9 Roger Ebert however called it too long in a mixed review 10 Entertainment Weekly s Owen Glieberman called it too ambitious and said it never finds a mood 11 Accolades editYear Award Category Nominee s Result Ref 1991 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Film Nominated 12 1991 Independent Spirit Awards Best Feature Caldecot Chubb Thomas S Byrnes and Darin Scott Nominated 13 14 Best Director Charles Burnett Won Best Screenplay Won Best Male Lead Danny Glover Won Best Female Lead Mary Alice Nominated Best Supporting Female Ethel Ayler Nominated Sheryl Lee Ralph Won 1992 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Motion Picture Nominated 15 Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Danny Glover Nominated Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Mary Alice Nominated 1990 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Screenplay Charles Burnett Nominated 16 1991 National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actor Danny Glover Nominated 17 Best Screenplay Charles Burnett Won 1990 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actor Danny Glover Nominated 18 Best Screenplay Charles Burnett Nominated 1990 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize Nominated 19 Special Jury Recognition WonReferences edit To Sleep with Anger Box Office Mojo Retrieved October 6 2023 To Sleep with Anger Walker Art To Sleep with Anger Video Detective 2017 National Film Registry Is More Than a Field of Dreams Library of Congress December 13 2017 Retrieved December 13 2017 To Sleep with Anger The Criterion Collection Retrieved December 27 2018 Brody Richard February 10 2016 The Front Row To Sleep with Anger The New Yorker To Sleep With Anger 1990 Rotten Tomatoes October 6 2023 Bowen Chuck September 6 2016 Film Review To Sleep with Anger Slant Magazine Retrieved December 27 2018 Wilson Brandon August 13 2014 Charles Burnett s Other Masterpiece To Sleep With Anger IndieWire Retrieved December 27 2018 Ebert Roger October 26 1990 To Sleep With Anger Movie Review 1990 RogerEbert com Retrieved December 27 2018 Gleiberman Owen November 9 1990 To Sleep With Anger EW com Archived from the original on February 6 2017 Retrieved December 27 2018 Chicago Crix Laud Goodfellas Variety January 20 1981 Retrieved October 6 2023 6th Spirit Awards ceremony hosted by Buck Henry full show 1986 Film Independent via YouTube Charles Burnett Oscars org New Restoration of Charles Burnett s To Sleep with Anger Film at Lincoln Center July 28 2016 Mathews Jack December 17 1990 GoodFellas Tops L A Critics Poll Los Angeles Times Retrieved October 6 2023 Natl Critics Group Favors Goodfellas Variety January 13 1991 Retrieved October 6 2023 Goodfellas Is No 1 in Film Critics Vote The New York Times December 19 1990 Retrieved October 6 2023 1990 Sundance Film Festival sundance org Retrieved October 6 2023 External links editTo Sleep with Anger at IMDb nbsp To Sleep with Anger at AllMovie To Sleep with Anger at Box Office Mojo To Sleep with Anger at Rotten Tomatoes To Sleep with Anger You Never Know What s in the Heart an essay by Ashley Clark at the Criterion Collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title To Sleep with Anger amp oldid 1178852741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
