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If Beale Street Could Talk is a 1974 novel by American writer James Baldwin. His fifth novel (and 13th book overall), it is a love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s. The title is a reference to the 1916 W.C. Handy blues song "Beale Street Blues", named after Beale Street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
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.
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Dec 10, 2018 · "If Beale Street Could Talk" is now streaming on Hulu. #BlackLivesMatter. Director Barry Jenkins summons James Baldwin ’s spirit in his adaptation of the author’s 1974 book, “If Beale Street Could Talk” by immediately quoting him onscreen: “Every black person born in America was born on Beale Street, whether in Jackson, Mississippi ...
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Summaries. A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit. African-American teen sweethearts Fonny and Tish are ripped apart when Fonny is wrongly arrested for the rape of a Puerto Rican woman because of the machinations of a racist cop.
Sep 20, 2018 · Based on the novel written by James Baldwin. IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, directed by Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins, is NOW PLAYING IN SELECT THEATERS. #BealeStreet Cast: KiKi...
Dec 12, 2018 · If Beale Street Could Talk. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Crime, Drama, Romance. R. 1h 59m. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film...