Date June 20th, 2019
Name If Beale Street Could Talk (US 2018), 119 min
In English with German subtitles
Doors open: 19:15 h
Film starts: 20:00 h
To reserve seats click here: “Beale Street” Reservation Form
- Director: Barry Jenkins
- Genre: Drama
- Cast: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King a.o.
African-American teen sweethearts Fonny and Tish are ripped apart when Fonny is wrongly arrested for the rape of a woman because of a racist cop. While seeking justice for Fonny, a pregnant Tish relies on her Harlem community, including her sister, mother Sharon and future mother-in-law.
The film is achingly beautiful, each frame artfully composed and each song choice thoughtfully matched. The result is another mesmerising and wholly immersive experience from a film-maker whose love of the medium of cinema – and fierce compassion for Baldwin’s finely drawn characters – shines through every frame.
