If Beale street could talk
(DVD R-rated) 

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Contributors
Jenkins, Barry, 1979- film director,
Romanski, Adele, film producer.
Murphy, Sara (Film producer), film producer.
Gardner, Dede, film producer.
Kleiner, Jeremy, film producer.
Published
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2019].
Status
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Subjects

LC Subjects
African Americans -- Drama.
Baldwin, James, -- 1924-1987. -- If Beale Street could talk -- Film adaptations.
False arrest -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Pregnant women -- Drama.
Romance films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

More Details

Published
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2019].
Format
DVD R-rated
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
024543566588

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by James Baldwin.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.
General Note
Wide screen (2.00:1).
General Note
Special features: Commentary with Barry Jenkins; deleted scenes; If Beale Street could talk: poetry in motion; gallery.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, James Laxton ; editors, Joi McMillon, Nat Sanders ; music, Nicholas Britell.
Participants/Performers
KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Aunjanue Ellis, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Emily Rios, Ed Skrein, Finn Wittrock, Brian Tyree Henry, Regina King.
Description
A timeless love story set in early 1970s Harlem involving newly engaged nineteen-year- old Tish and her fiance Fonny who have a beautiful future ahead. But their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Now the pair and their families must fight for justice in the name of love and the promise of the American dream.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for language and some sexual content.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (2.00:1); Dolby digital 5.1; described video; closed captioned.
Language
English dialogue; Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Jenkins, B., Romanski, A., Murphy, S. (. p., Gardner, D., Kleiner, J., Layne, K., James, S., Domingo, C., Parris, T., Beach, M., Ellis, A., Franco, D., Pascal, P., Rios, E., Skrein, E., Wittrock, F., Henry, B. T., King, R., & Baldwin, J. (2019). If Beale street could talk . Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Barry Jenkins et al.. 2019. If Beale Street Could Talk. Beverly Hills, CA: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Barry Jenkins et al.. If Beale Street Could Talk Beverly Hills, CA: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2019.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Jenkins, B., Romanski, A., Murphy, S. (. p., Gardner, D., Kleiner, J., Layne, K. and James, S. et al (2019). If beale street could talk. Beverly Hills, CA: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Jenkins, Barry, et al. If Beale Street Could Talk Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2019.

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