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If Beale Street Could Talk

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK | Official Trailer

James Baldwin’s 1974 novel If Beale Street Could Talk has been adapted into a feature film directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Stephan James, Regina King, and KiKi Layne, the film follows a young woman in 1970s Harlem attempting to prove her fiancé’s innocence when he is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit.

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If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin
Dial Press
1974
movie trailer
film adaptation
2018

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