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If Beale Street Could Talk is a 2018 American romantic drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins and based on James Baldwin's 1974 novel of the same name.
Dec 25, 2018 · A drama romance film based on James Baldwin's novel, directed by Barry Jenkins. It follows a pregnant woman who tries to prove her lover's innocence after he is falsely accused of rape in 1970s Harlem.
Sep 20, 2018 · IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK | Official Trailer. Get Your Tickets Now: https://tickets.bealestreet.movie/ Trust love all the way. Based on the novel written by James Baldwin. IF BEALE...
If Beale Street Could Talk is a 1974 novel by American writer James Baldwin. His fifth novel (and 13th book overall), it is a love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s. The title is a reference to the 1916 W.C. Handy blues song "Beale Street Blues", named after Beale Street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
If Beale Street Could Talk honors its source material with a beautifully filmed adaptation that finds director Barry Jenkins further strengthening his visual and narrative craft. Read...
“If Beale Street Could Talk” leaves the viewer with feelings of anger at the fate society forces Fonny to accept, but it also conjures up some optimism for his and Tish’s future. This isn’t a happy film but it isn’t a hopeless one, either.
Set in the 1970s Tish (Kiki Layne) is a 19-year-old African-American woman living in West Harlem, New York City, and she is madly in love with Fonny (Stephan James), a fellow African American man who is a few years older than her. He is kind and warm and loves her deeply.
