"If Beale Street Could Talk is a 2018 American romantic drama film directed and written by Barry Jenkins, and based on James Baldwin's novel of the same name. It stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, Brian Tyree Henry and Regina King. The film follows a young woman who, with her family's support, seeks to clear the name of her wrongly charged lover and prove his innocence before the birth of their child. ... While the film is presented in a non-linear structure, this plot summary is written in a linear fashion. Clementine 'Tish' Rivers and Alonzo 'Fonny' Hunt have been friends their whole lives, and begin a romantic relationship when they are older. It is the early 1970s, and they struggle to find a place to live as most New York City landlords refuse to rent apartments to black people. ..."
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The Atlantic: If Beale Street Could Talk and the Urgency of Black Love
The Atlantic: How James Baldwin’s Writings About Love Evolved
What Barry Jenkins Missed in His Adaptation of If Beale Street Could Talk
Slate: The Long Silence of Beale Street
YouTube: IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK | Official Trailer
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