![]() ![]() an essential and previously missing link in mid-20th-century cinema.” In Muller’s words, “ Native Son is genuine noir. This new digital restoration, from rediscovered original materials, includes an introduction by Turner Classic Movies hosts Eddie Muller and Jacqueline Stewart. The story delved into deep-seated fears that Americans were not prepared to face, and when Native Son was released in the United States, the film was heavily censored. In 1950 the filmmakers set about adapting the harrowing tale, with Buenos Aires standing in for Chicago. ![]() ![]() The director believed Wright would bring an extra pathos to Bigger Thomas and convinced Wright to accept the role. Wright, a former Communist Party activist blacklisted by Hollywood, found acceptance in Paris and later Buenos Aires, where a producer offered Wright the opportunity to adapt the “unfilmable” novel to the screen. He is apprehended, and in prison he reflects on the circumstances that led to his fate. When he is put in a risky situation with the intoxicated daughter, Bigger panics and commits a crime. Raised in the slums of Chicago, Bigger takes a job as a chauffeur for a wealthy family. Richard Wright’s controversial 1940 novel Native Son exposed the injustices of Black urban life, witnessed through the eyes of Bigger Thomas. Revisit a classic adaptation restored to its original vision. ![]()
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