Summary In 1919, Hart Crane said of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio: "America should read this book on her knees. It is a chapter in the Bible of her consciousness." The Last Soul on a Summer Night is a contemporary reinterpretation of the antique narrative with an African American cast and a dash of ecstatic reality. This critically acclaimed adaptation of one of the most highly regarded books in the history of American literature, tells the story, almost in mythical fashion, of lost and lonely souls taken to a Chicago Heights boarding house where layfolk and churchfolk alike struggle with their personal demons. It is a journey of self discovery where a man takes a truth to himself... View more details
Directed : Daniel Nearing
Written : Rudy Thauberger Daniel Nearing Sherwood Anderson
Stars : Jay DeVon Johnson Keisha Dyson Andre Truss Michaele Nicole
Genres : Mystery Drama
Release date : Oct 11, 2012
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Chicago, Illinois, USA
Production companies : 923 Films
Summary In 1919, Hart Crane said of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio: "America should read this book on her knees. It is a chapter in the Bible of her consciousness." The Last Soul on a Summer Night is a contemporary reinterpretation of the antique narrative with an African American cast and a dash of ecstatic reality. This critically acclaimed adaptation of one of the most highly regarded books in the history of American literature, tells the story, almost in mythical fashion, of lost and lonely souls taken to a Chicago Heights boarding house where layfolk and churchfolk alike struggle with their personal demons. It is a journey of self discovery where a man takes a truth to himself... View more details
Genres : Mystery Drama
Release date : Oct 11, 2012
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Chicago, Illinois, USA
Production companies : 923 Films