| Description |
1 videodisc (102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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polychrome rdacc |
| Description |
digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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stereo rdacpc |
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DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 |
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video file rdaft |
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Blu-ray |
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region A rdare |
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Motion pictures lcgft |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 963.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; 16:9 wide screen (1.85:1) presentation; DTS-HD master audio 2.0 surround; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
In English; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |
| Cast |
Danny Glover, Paul Butler, Mary Alice, Carl Lumbly, Vonetta McGee, Richard Brooks, Sheryl Lee Ralph. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Walt Lloyd ; music, Stephen James Taylor ; editor, Nancy Richardson. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990. |
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Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio). |
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MPAA Rating: PG |
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Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, approved by director; Of Family and Folklore, a new interview program, featuring Charles Burnett, actors Danny Glover and Sheryl Lee Ralph, and associate producer Linda Koulisis; A Walk with Charles Burnett, a new hour-long conversation between Burnett and filmmaker Robert Townsend that revisits Burnett's films and shooting locations; Short video tribute to Burnett produced for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards ceremony in 2017. Container insert includes the essay "You Never Know What's in the Heart" by film critic Ashley Clark. |
| Summary |
Harry, a devilish charmer turns up out of the blue on the South Central Los Angeles doorstep of his old friends. In short, order, Harry's presence turns a seemingly peaceful household upside down, exposing smoldering tensions between parents and children, tradition and change, virtue and temptation. Interweaving evocative strains of gospel and blues with rich, poetic-realist images, it is a sublimely stirring film from an autonomous artistic sensibility, a portrait of family resilience. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American families -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American men -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Superstition -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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California -- Los Angeles -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Burnett, Charles, 1944- film director, screenwriter, interviewee.
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Pressman, Edward R., film producer.
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Byrnes, Thomas S., film producer.
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Chubb, Caldecot, film producer.
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Scott, Darin, film producer.
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Koulisis, Linda, film producer, interviewee.
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Glover, Danny, actor, interviewee.
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Butler, Paul, 1941 or 1942-2010, actor.
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Alice, Mary, 1941- actor.
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Lumbly, Carl, actor.
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McGee, Vonetta, actor.
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Brooks, Richard, 1962- actor.
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Ralph, Sheryl Lee, actor, interviewee.
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Townsend, Robert, 1957- interviewee.
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Clark, Ashley, writer of additional text.
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SVS Films, presenter, film distributor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Of family and folklore.
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Walk with Charles Burnett.
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| Standard No. |
715515226714 |
| Music No. |
CC2997BD The Criterion Collection |
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