If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins, 2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin, 1974
If Beale Street Could Talk is a movie directed by Barry Jenkins in 2018 and based on the book of the same name by James Baldwin, first published in 1974. The movie features KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Teyonah Parris, and others.
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Storyline
Clementine Tish Rivers and Alonzo Fonny Hunt have been friends their whole lives, and begin a romantic relationship when they are older. A white policeman nearby, Officer Bell, witnesses the incident and attempts to arrest Fonny, but reluctantly lets him go when the white woman who runs the grocery store vouches for them and chastises Bell for his racism.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
119
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Movie
If Beale Street Could Talk
Director: Barry Jenkins
Country: USA
Year: 2018
Length: 1h59m
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Year
1974
Pages
197
Book Rate
8.50
S: Goodreads
Book
If Beale Street Could Talk
Author: James Baldwin
Country: USA
First published in: 1974
Length: 197 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“When you have worked as a screenwriter and watched as many films as I have watched, I think it seeps onto the page. I don't think that's always a good thing.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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