| Uniform Title |
If Beale Street could talk (Motion picture : 2018) |
| Title |
If Beale Street could talk. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2018. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (162 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : DJ9075. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 2018. |
| Based on the book of the same name by James Baldwin. |
| "Trust love all the way" --Cover. |
| Bonus features: Commentary with director Barry Jenkins ; Deleted scenes ; If Beale Street Could Talk: Poetry in motion ; Gallery. |
| Credits |
Written and directed by Barry Jenkins. |
| Performers |
KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, Brian Tyree Henry, Regina King. |
| Summary |
A timeless love story set in 1970s Harlem. After her fiancé is framed for a crime, a young woman struggles against a corrupt justice system to prove his innocence. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0, PAL, Region 4, aspect ratio 16:9 (2.00:1). |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Awards note |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, 2019 (Regina King). |
| Subjects |
Baldwin, James, -- 1924-1987 -- Film adaptations |
| African Americans -- Drama |
| False arrest -- Drama |
| Police corruption -- Drama |
| Race discrimination -- United States -- Drama |
| Pregnant women -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social conditions -- 1940-1980 -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Romance films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Jenkins, Barry, 1979- director, screenwriter. |
| Layne, KiKi actor. |
| James, Stephan, 1993- actor. |
| Domingo, Colman actor. |
| Parris, Teyonah actor. |
| Beach, Michael actor. |
| Franco, Dave, 1985- actor. |
| Luna, Diego, 1979- actor. |
| Pascal, Pedro actor. |
| Skrein, Ed, 1983- actor. |
| Henry, Brian Tyree actor. |
| King, Regina actor. |
| Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. If Beale Street could talk Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. If Beale Street could talk .
- Beach, Michael .
- Domingo, Colman .
- Franco, Dave, 1985- .
- Henry, Brian Tyree .
- James, Stephan, 1993- .
- Jenkins, Barry, 1979- .
- King, Regina .
- Layne, KiKi .
- Luna, Diego, 1979- .
- Parris, Teyonah .
- Pascal, Pedro .
- Skrein, Ed, 1983- .
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