Sounder (1972)
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11 years, 4 months ago at Jan 4 16:20
One of Ritt's best films. The composition of landscape with black people always crossing it with effort (running or walking limp as รผal Winfield and dog Sounder) and the wise protagonism of Sounder as the pet an companios the absorvs the sadness of tha family condition and even hope.
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.
Release date: 26 April 1973
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"Based on a young adult novel, "Sounder" was one of the most unique films of the 1970โs. At an era when blaxploitation films were all the rage, here is a film that deeply and significantly explores the life of the African-American family. Set in Depression Era Louisiana, "Sounder" follows the Morgans, a poor family whose father Nathan (Paul Winfield) gets arrested for stealing food, leaving his wife Rebecca (Cicely Tyson) to raise the children and care for the farm. Meanwhile, the oldest son Da"
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" Paul Winfield Cicely Tyson Nominee Oscar Best Picture Robert B. Radnitz Best Actor in a Leading Role Paul Winfield Best Actress in a Leading Role Cicely Tyson (IMDb) "
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