Description:Nathan Lee Morgan (Paul Winfield), an African-American sharecropper, steals food from his neighbor to feed his hungry family and is arrested, leaving his wife and children to endure the hardships imposed on them by the economic depression and ... Full Descriptionprejudice of the 1930's South. Directed by Martin Ritt, Sounder is a pNathan Lee Morgan (Paul Winfield), an African-American sharecropper, steals food from his neighbor to feed his hungry family and is arrested, leaving his wife and children to endure the hardships imposed on them by the economic depression and ... Full Descriptionprejudice of the 1930's South. Directed by Martin Ritt, Sounder is a powerful story of a boy, his dog, and his family's triumph over adversity. Cicely Tyson also stars.
William H. Armstrong's poetic novel comes alive in this acclaimed screen adaptation. During the Depression, a black sharecropper family struggles to make a subsistence living for themselves. Adversity turns into tragedy when the father is incarcerated for stealing food for his family. Now David, the eldest son, must fill his father's shoes. It's a tall order for such a little boy. But it won't be easy for any of them now that they're facing abject poverty, endless hunger and long term separation.
An extremely powerful and uplifting story about a family of black sharecroppers, the Morgans, set in rural Louisiana during the early 1930s, Martin Ritt's SOUNDER is so simple and effective that it evokes an emotional response from viewers of all ages. Even so, SOUNDER is not a children's film by any means; it treats serious, adult issues, and features some of the most deeply felt performances and mature relationships ever captured on film. SOUNDER's title comes from the name of the Morgan family dog that young David Lee Morgan takes with him while hunting with his father, Nathan. Unfortunately, times are so hard for the Morgans that when Nathan tries to steal a ham for his family, he is caught and sent to a labor camp. David, now the man of the house, sets out on a journey to find the camp where his father was sent. On his way, he comes across an all-black school where he enrolls, learning empowering lessons about black achievement in America. Based on the Newberry Award winning novel by William H. Armstrong, SOUNDER not only improves on its source material, but it is also one of the rare films about the black experience that moves people of all races.
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At the same time that blaxpoitation was helping to express the feelings & experience of urban life, there were also other films in the early 70's that were helping to depict the black experience in America outside the gritty streets of the inner cities.
David, the eldest son of a family that's living on poverty level means already, has his life thrown into further desperation when his father is charged & sent away for stealing. Now, it is young David who must fill void left by his dad & learn "
"At the same time that blaxpoitation was helping to express the feelings & experience of urban life, there were also other films in the early 70's that were helping to depict the black experience in America outside the gritty streets of the inner cities.
David, the eldest son of a family that's living on poverty level means already, has his life thrown into further desperation when his father is charged & sent away for stealing. Now, it is young David who must fill void left by his dad & lear"
"Cicely Tyson
Rarely are our great African American actresses given roles like Rebecca in this Disney film. Even rarer still are they actually rewarded with Oscar nominations. Tyson’s take on a stoic (though never sappy) 1930s sharecropping matriarch, who desperately tries to encourage her children to succeed in a climate short on hope, brought her into serious contention for the award in the only year where two African American women were nominated for the big award (Tyson was nominated alongs"
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