The read
It runs long at 2h 41m.
Synopsis
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles BurnettDirector
- Lisa JonesWriter
- Stephen James TaylorOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Halle BerryShelby Coles
- Eric ThalMeade Howell
- Lynn WhitfieldCorinne Coles
- Carl LumblyLute McNeil
- Marianne Jean-BaptisteEllen Coles
- Cynda WilliamsLiz Odis
- Peter Francis JamesIsaac Coles
- Michael WarrenClark Coles
- Shirley KnightGram (Miss Caroline)
- Ronn CarrollDr. Havermeyer
- Richard BrooksLincoln Odis
- Gabriel CasseusHannibal