To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger ★★★½ 1990 (PG)
At first a comic, introspective look at a black middle-class family going about their business in the heart of Los Angeles. Sly charmer Glover shows up and enthralls the entire family with his slightly sinister storytelling and a gnawing doom gradually permeates the household. Insightful look into the conflicting values of Black America. Glover's best performance. 105m/C VHS . Danny Glover, Mary Alice, Paul Butler, Richard Brooks, Carl Lumbly, Vonetta McGee, Sheryl Lee Ralph; D: Charles Burnett; W: Charles Burnett; C: Walt Lloyd. Ind. Spirit ‘91: Actor (Glover), Director (Burnett), Screenplay, Support. Actress (Ralph); Natl. Soc. Film Critics ‘90: Screenplay; Sundance ‘90: Special Jury Prize.
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