To Sleep with Anger

102 mins
8.2 / 10 (489)
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Synopsis

Harry Mention, an enigmatic drifter from the South, comes to visit an old acquaintance named Gideon, who now lives in Los Angeles. Harry’s charming, down home manner hides a malicious penchant for stirring up trouble, and he exerts a strange effect on Gideon and his black, middle-class family.

MUBI's take

Simmering with intergenerational tension, Charles Burnett’s folkloric masterpiece weaves magical realism into familial dispute, revealing the hidden conflicts of Black middle-class life. Enigmatic yet menacing, Danny Glover is the ultimate devil’s advocate who wreaks havoc with his terrifying charm.

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