If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

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Academy Award-winning writer/director Barry Jenkins’ first film since the Best Picture Oscar-winning Moonlight is If Beale Street Could Talk, his adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel — the first English-language feature film based on the work of the author, to whom the movie is dedicated.

Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple’s unbreakable bond and the African-American family’s empowering embrace, as told through... Full synopsis »

Sometimes directors make a movie so fantastic, they have nothing left in the tank. Two years ago, Barry Jenkins gave us Moonlight, a movie so good that the Academy almost forgot to award it Best Picture. Jenkins is back with If Beale Street Could Talk, and unfortunately... Full movie review »

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