Killer of Sheep Official Film Trailer

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UNITED STATES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
SELECTED, AMERICAN NATIONAL FILM REGISTRY!

Directed by Charles Burnett
Featuring Henry Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Angela Burnett

"An American masterpiece, independent to the bone." — New York Times

"One of the masterpieces of American cinema!"
— NPR, All Things Considered

The protagonist, Stan, employed at the slaughterhouse, suffers the emotional side effects of his bloody occupation to such a degree that his entire life unhinges. His refusal to become involved in the similarly destructive, but human-focused occupations of his more affluent friends and acquaintances becomes the odd obstacle to the family's well being. Burnett once said of the film: "[Stan's] real problems lie within the family, trying to make that work and be a human being. You don't necessarily win battles - you survive."

BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 1981
WINNER! FIPRESCI PRIZE Forum of New Cinema
UNITED STATES NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS
SELECTED "100 ESSENTIAL FILMS"

Length: 80 minutes

Black and White

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Charles Burnett's films focus on everyday life in black communities in a manner unseen in American cinema, combining incredibly lyrical elements with a starkly neo-realist, documentary-style approach that chronicles the unfolding story with depth and riveting simplicity.


Milestone Films, Steven Soderbergh and Turner Classic Movies present one of the most famous and acclaimed films by an African-American filmmaker, Killer of Sheep was one of the first fifty films to be selected for the Library of Congress' National Film Registry and was chosen by the National Society of Film Critics as one of the 100 Essential Films. But, due to music licensing problems, the film has rarely been screened, and then only in ragged 16mm prints. On its thirtieth anniversary, Milestone Films has cleared all the rights and will present UCLA Film & Television Archives dazzling 35mm restoration of this landmark film.

The Charles Burnett Project was completed with the support of International Film Circuit, Incorporated, Steven Soderbergh, and Turner Classic Movies. Shot in 16 millimeter film, restored to 35 millimeter film by University of Southern California - Los Angeles Film and Television Archive. Sound restoration by Audio Mechanics. ©1977 Charles Burnett.


REVIEWS

"Way ahead of its time thirty 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..." — Entertainment Weekly

"In its crystalline restoration by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, Killer of Sheep can be seen...as the greatest cinematic tone poem of American urban life...Killer of Sheep is indelible."
— New York Magazoine

"Six Stars! Perfect! "It's hard not to hope that Killer of Sheep will influence a new generation of artists — of any color." — Time Out Magazine

"Stunning...humane in spirit, tentatively hopeful at the end, but rock-hard and pitiless in its honesty...you're seeing the world as it really is for these characters...They have the grandeur of unchallengeable fact. I feel safe in calling it one of the best new films of 2007." — The Nation

"Affectingly beautiful...the movie itself has the bedraggled eloquence of an old blues record."
— The New Yorker

"As fresh and observational as it was thirty years ago, Killer of Sheep seems even more universal now...an urban pastoral... sweet, sardonic, deeply sad and very funny." — The Village Voice


DVD BONUS FEATURES

Charles Burnett's acclaimed short films, Several Friends (1969), The Horse (1973) and When It Rains (1995).
Burnett's latest short film, Quiet as Kept (2007) about a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Killer of Sheep commentary track with Charles Burnett and Richard Peña, Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
Both versions of My Brother's Wedding.
Killer of Sheep cast reunion video by Ross Lipman.
Liner notes by Armond White.
Killer of Sheep trailer


FILM SPECIFICATIONS

Actors: Henry Gayle Sanders, Kaycee Moore
Director: Charles Burnett
Format: Black & White, NTSC, Full Screen
Language: English
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 2
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New Yorker Video/Milestone Cinematheque
DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007
Run Time: 80 minutes


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