Contributor
Spears, Ross.
Imprint:New York : Films Media Group, 2011.
Description1 videodisc (71 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Note:Originally produced in 1996 by the James Agee Film Project, Charlottesville, VA.
Note:The series contains three parts: 1. Tell about the South [1915-1940] -- 2. Prophets and poets [1941-1962] -- 3. Let freedom ring [1963 to the new century]
Note:DVD summary: "A wave of bold American writing from both white and black authors gave expression to Southern life during World War II and the years that followed. This program tells the story of that literary development up to the era of the Civil Rights movement. It presents the work of Eudora Welty, Richard Wright, Robert Penn Warren, Ralph Ellison, Lillian Smith, Flannery O'Connor, and others--as well as a revealing 1997 interview with Welty herself. An inventive dramatization of the opening of Ellison's Invisible Man evokes the sense of surreal alienation conveyed in that novel. In addition, viewers will find excerpts from the rarely seen 1951 film adaptation of Wright's Native Son, starring Wright himself, as well as readings from O'Connor's Wise Blood, 'Everything that rises must converge,' and 'A good man is hard to find.'" -- from container cover.
Note:Series summary: Voices in Black and White: the history of modern southern literature: "How did the poorest, least-educated, most racially troubled region in the United States produce so many first-rate writers? This classic three-part series by award-winning filmmaker Ross Spears explores the nuances and complexity of 20th-century Southern literature and the fascinating relationship between its white and African-American traditions. Viewers will encounter compelling interviews with some of the greatest contemporary Southern writers, including William Styron, Eudora Welty, Alice Walker, Reynolds Price, Ernest Gaines, Pat Conroy, Nikki Giovanni, and many others. Several prestigious scholars, including Robert Coles, Shelby Foote, and John Hope Franklin, are also featured in the project." -- from container cover
System Details NotesDVD.
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