To Sleep with Anger

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To Sleep with Anger is a 1990 independent drama film directed by Charles Burnett, known for its exploration of African American family life and folklore in South Central Los Angeles, featuring a critically acclaimed performance by Danny Glover.

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instanceOf drama film
film
independent film
awardReceivedBy Danny Glover
castMember Carl Lumbly
Danny Glover
Ethel Ayler
Mary Alice
Reina King
Richard Brooks
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Vonetta McGee
cinematographyBy John Bailey
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Charles Burnett
distributor Samuel Goldwyn Company
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
editedBy Nancy Richardson
filmingTechnique naturalistic style
filmLocation Los Angeles
genre drama
independent cinema
hasAward National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Special Jury Prize (Sundance Film Festival)
surface form: Special Jury Recognition at Sundance Film Festival
hasFilmRating PG
hasReception critical acclaim
includedIn National Film Registry
language English
mainSubject African American family life
African American folklore
musicBy Stephen James Taylor
notableFor critically acclaimed performance by Danny Glover
exploration of African American family dynamics
use of African American folklore
partOf African-American cinema
surface form: African American cinema
producer Bill Borden
Caldecot Chubb
publicationDate 1990
registrySelectionYear 2017
runtime 102 minutes
screenwriter Charles Burnett
setting South L.A.
surface form: South Central Los Angeles
starredActor Danny Glover
theme community and spirituality
family conflict
tradition versus modernity
writer Charles Burnett

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Danny Glover notableWork To Sleep with Anger
Sheryl Lee Ralph notableWork To Sleep with Anger