VHS : To Be Young Gifted & Black
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starring: Blythe Danner, Barbara Barrie, Ruby Dee, Al Freeman Jr., Lauren Jonesdirected by: Michael Schultz
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781569940174
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 1569940177
Label: Monterey Video
Manufacturer: Monterey Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Monterey Video
Release Date: November 11, 1998
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 9767
Studio: Monterey Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1996
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Rating:  - Inspired and Inspiring...
I first saw this wonderful pastiche when it aired on PBS-TV in 1972. For the next several years, before it disappeared, I watched it as often as I could. I loved the freewheeling format with the six cast members, three black & three white, playing not only parts from Hansberry plays and remembrances but also the author herself, regardless of the actor's sex. Originally and lovingly compiled by Ms. Hansberry's ex-husband, Robert Nemirov, this TV version radiates with her love of theatre, words, ... Read More
Rating:  - To Be Young, Gifted and Black (video)
This is an excellent video by and about Lorraine Hansberry. The setting is like a stage play, but the reading of the script. The flow is as if you are a part of the drama in her life, cutting from scene to scene as if a memory process. It is not like your normal documentary. It gives life to a narration , but only uses six people.
It's like watching a live production in the making.
I feel that the video is more for an older audience with an interest in theater in order to ... Read More
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