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If Beale Street Could Talk
Directed by
Barry Jenkins
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Megan Ellison, Sara Murphy, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
Written for the screen by Barry Jenkins Based on the novel by James Baldwin
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Megan Ellison, Sara Murphy, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski
Written for the screen by Barry Jenkins Based on the novel by James Baldwin
With:
KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Aunjanue Ellis, Ebony Obsidian, Dominique Thorne, Diego Luna, Finn Wittrock, Ed Skrein, Emily Rios, Pedro Pascal, Brian Tyree Henry, Bobby Conte Thornton, Marcia Jean Kurtz, and Dave Franco
Cinematography:
James Laxton
Editing: Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon
Music: Nicholas Britell
Editing: Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon
Music: Nicholas Britell
Runtime:
119 min
Release Date: 25 December 2018
Aspect Ratio: 2.00 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 25 December 2018
Aspect Ratio: 2.00 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Beautiful performances, cinematography, and score enrich Barry Jenkins’ oddly inert screen adaptation of James Baldwin's story of true love and unforgiving biases set in early '70s Harlem.