Killer of Sheep: The Charles Burnett Collection

Author: Henry Gayle Sanders

Brand: OSCILLOSCOPE PICTURES

Edition: 2-

Features:

• Factory sealed DVD

Format: Black & White

Genre: Drama

Publisher: New Yorker Video/Milestone Cinematheque

Details: Product Description A slaughterhouse worker provides for his poor Los Angeles family. Review An American masterpiece, independent to the bone. --Manohla Dargis, New York Times The finest film yet about African American life. --National Public Radio Way ahead of its time 30 years ago, and just as stunning today, KILLER OF SHEEP is one of those marvels of original moviemaking that keeps hope of artistic independence alive... Here's to the miracle of a buried classic granted the opposite of a killing - here's to life. Grade: A.-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly --Acclaimed Reviews The finest film yet about African American life. - --National Public Radio Way ahead of its time 30 years ago, and just as stunning today, KILLER OF SHEEP is one of those marvels of original moviemaking that keeps hope of artistic independence alive... Here's to the miracle of a buried classic granted the opposite of a killing - here's to life. Grade: A. - --Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly About the Director Select Filmography: Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation (2007); 'The Blues' (1 episode, 2003) - Warming by the Devil's Fire; Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003); The Annihilation of Fish (1999); Nightjohn (1996) (for TV); The Glass Shield (1994); To Sleep with Anger (1990)

UPC: 784148010748

EAN: 0784148010748

Release Date: 20-11-2007

Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches

Languages: English