![]() ![]() A quote from Baldwin’s novel appears at the beginning of the film: “Every black person born in America was born on Beale Street, whether in Jackson, Mississippi, or in Harlem, New York. ![]() Beale Street is a literal place in Memphis, Tennessee, and also a reference to a blues song. ![]() Although it is incredibly moving at certain moments, “If Beale Street Could Talk” is an ultimately disappointing film that is so sappy it ends up muddling its own message. It is a slice-of-life story that shows the repercussions of institutionalized injustice and the love between people trying to overcome it. “If Beale Street Could Talk” (2018) is the newest film by Barry Jenkins, the writer and director of “Moonlight” (2016) and the movie is an adaptation of the James Baldwin novel by the same name, which follows the trials and triumphs of a young black couple in New York. ![]()
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