A Raisin in the Sun
I hadn’t seen A Raisin in the Sun in decades, probably not since the 1970s or early ’80s, until we rewatched it in the film club.
A Raisin in the Sun started out as a stage play. All of the major cast members from the original Broadway production starred in the film adaptation, save for Stephen Perry who plays the young son, Travis.
Maybe adaptation isn’t the right word.
Watching the movie is like watching a stage play rather than a film. That extends to the acting and the makeup.
Don’t get me wrong. It’s great film; it just has some technical flaws.
A Raisin in the Sun, based on Lorraine Hansberry’s play, focuses on the Youngers, a multi-generational Black family, living in a south Chicago tenement, who are dealing with the death of a father and a $10,000 insurance payout.