{"product_id":"a-raisin-in-the-sun-the-unfilmed-original-screenplay-paperback","title":"A Raisin in the Sun: The Unfilmed Original Screenplay - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLorraine Hansberry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Nemiroff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSpike Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Commentaries by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnder the editorship of the late Robert Nemiroff, with a provocative and thoughtful introduction by preeminent African-American scholar Margaret B. Wilkerson and a commentary by Spike Lee, this completely restored screenplay is the accurate and authoritative edition of Lorraine Hansberry's script and a testament to her unparalled accomplishment as a Black artist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1961 film version of \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, with a screenplay by the author, Lorraine Hansberry, won an award at the Cannes Film Festival even though one-third of the actual screenplay Hansberry had written had been cut out. The film did essentially bring Hansberry's extraordinary play to the screen, but it failed to fulfill her cinematic vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, with this landmark edition of Lorraine Hansberry's original script for the movie of \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e that audiences never viewed, readers have at hand an epic, eloquent work capturing not only the life and dreams of a Black family, but the Chicago--and the society--that surround and shape them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImportant changes in dialogue and exterior shots, a stunning shift of focus to her male protagonist, and a dramatic rewriting of the final scene show us an artist who understood and used the cinematic medium to transform a stage play into a different art form--a profound and powerful film.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorraine Hansberry \u003c\/b\u003e(1930-1965) electrified the theatrical world with her first play, \u003ci\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the New York Critics Circle Award for the 1958-59 season. Before her tragic death from cancer at the age of 34, she had already produced a remarkable body of work, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Blancs\u003c\/i\u003e. Her former husband and literary executor, the late Robert Nemiroff, posthumously produced and published her \u003ci\u003eTo Be Young, Gifted and Black\u003c\/i\u003e and the musical \u003ci\u003eRaisin\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Nemiroff\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-1991) was a Broadway producer and the literary executor of Lorraine Hansberry's estate.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 6.91 x 4.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raisin in the Sun (Unfilmed Original Screenplay)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755926389024,"sku":"9780451183880","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/46c6c8dd45d8d87b4af67df1ba3c039a.webp?v=1780071200","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-raisin-in-the-sun-the-unfilmed-original-screenplay-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}