A Raisin in the Sun (1961) on Netflix
In a cramped Chicago apartment, the Younger family awaits a $10,000 check from Lena's late husband. Walter Lee wants it for a liquor store; his sister Beneatha wants medical school.
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Plot summary
In a cramped Chicago apartment, the Youngers have lived for years: Lena, called Mama, newly retired; her son Walter Lee, a chauffeur; his wife Ruth, a part-time maid; her daughter Beneatha, a college student; and Travis, her ten-year-old grandson, who sleeps on the sofa in the living room. Mama is waiting on a $10,000 check from her late husband's estate, and each of them has plans for it. Walter Lee wants to invest in a liquor store with friends; Beneatha wants medical school tuition; Mama wants a house with a room for Travis and space for a garden. Ruth has learned she is pregnant and has not told Walter. Beneatha's Nigerian classmate Joseph Asagai brings her a traditional African costume.
Cast
- Louis Terrelas Herman
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
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- In 2005, the Library of Congress chose A Raisin in the Sun for the United States National Film Registry, calling it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
