If Beale Street Could Talk

R

Released Jan 11, 2019

1 hr. 59 min.

Drama

Romance

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In early 1970s Harlem, daughter and wife-to-be Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny. Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.

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Critics Consensus

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.

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Andrea C

Dramma intenso e malinconico, che rappresenta perfettamente una storia che purtroppo è più ordinaria di quanto possa sembrare in superficie. La vera novità però è il modo di rappresentare il dramma, senza ritmi serrati e toni accesi volti a attirare lo spettatore nell'ingiustizia, ma bensì pieno di primi piani lunghi ed intensi che dimostrano tutta la gamma di espressioni dei protagonisti. L'attenzione alla fotografia è molto ben spesa ed è molto elegante e qualitativo il continuo alternarsi tra questi momenti di rumoroso silenzio e qualche sequenza che invece colpisce con urla e violenza fisica. Barry Jenkins è un bravissimo regista che riesce a tramutare un gran libro in un gran film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Dallas H

There is something extra special about a drama with elements of jazz noir music intermixed with the soundtrack. I liked this movie and am disappointed it took me so long to sit down for a viewing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/24

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Alec B

A subtle and gorgeous examination of people trapped in broken systems that never forgets to see its characters as complex human beings.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Gaming U

Excellent emotional movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Artem S

ok, we got it, you love each other.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Hannah O

Boring, redundant, and slow movie. Had to fast forward through some parts because it was repetitive. I get it, they are in love. I don't need to be shown every second of the movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/28/23

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Barry Jenkins

Director

KiKi Layne

Tish Rivers

Stephan James

Alonzo "Fonny" Hunt

Regina King

Sharon Rivers

Colman Domingo

Joseph Rivers

Teyonah Parris

Ernestine Rivers

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Valerie Complex

The Nerds of Color

If Beale Street Could Talk will take you on a journey of visual ecstasy with narrative beats that create a solid adaptation of James Baldwin's emotional material. (pub date: Sept 2018)

Rated: B+

Jan 29, 2021

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Lyrical and very transporting.

Sep 12, 2019

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Hannah Giorgis

The Atlantic

Jenkins's If Beale Street Could Talk is a gorgeous, enveloping film -- and one of its most poignant triumphs is how vividly it captures the depth and complication of intimacy among its black characters.

Sep 10, 2019

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

The love story shown from Kiki Layne and Stephen James is the most romantic, realistic relationship on screen this year...

Apr 4, 2024

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Ethan Gordon

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There’s an entire world created in this movie, a reflection of our reality, but soaked in Jenkins’ dreamlike view.

Rated: B+

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Noah Gittell

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A beautiful love story that offers a mosaic of injustices, some of which can be overcome by love, others with no solution.

Feb 17, 2024

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Synopsis

In early 1970s Harlem, daughter and wife-to-be Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny. Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.

Director: Barry Jenkins
Executive Producer: Megan Ellison, Brad Pitt, Sarah Esberg, Chelsea Barnard, Jillian Longnecker, Mark Ceryak, Caroline Jaczko
Screenwriter: Barry Jenkins
Distributor: Annapurna Pictures
Production Co: Pastel, Annapurna Pictures, Plan B Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 11, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.9M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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