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Beloved

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Beloved
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R,3hrs 0min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
October 16, 1998
Director:
Jonathan Demme
Distributor:
Touchstone Pictures
Starring:
Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton  ...more
Synopsis: Jonathan Demme directed this adaptation of Toni Morrison's fact-based fifth novel (winner of a 1988 Pulitzer Prize), written in an experimental stream-of-consciousness flow and capturing the impact and aftermath of slavery on the human soul. In 1873, middle-aged Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) lives near Cincinnati with her teenage daughter, Denver (Kimberly Elise). She gets a surprise visit from her old friend Paul D (Danny Glover), whom she knew when they were both slaves on the Kentucky plantation Sweet ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
The film had a curious effect on me. I was sometimes confused about events as they happened, but all the pieces are there, and the film creates an emotional whole. It's more effective when it's complete than during the unfolding experience. Full Review
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Based on 24 critic reviews
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"Oprah, Uma. Uma, Oprah" ... Oprah Winfrey and Uma Thurman attend the premiere of "Beloved" at the...
Mel Gibson attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Beloved" on Oct. 12, 1998.
Roseanne and ex-husband Ben Thomas attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Beloved" on Oct. 12, 1998.
Thandie Newton: The daughter of a British dad and a Zimbabwean-born mother, Newton launched her film...
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