Beloved, directed by Jonathan Demme ; screenplay by Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese and Adam Brooks ; produced by Edward Saxon [and others] ; Touchstone Pictures presents a Harpo Films/Clinica Estetico production
Type
Label
Beloved, directed by Jonathan Demme ; screenplay by Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese and Adam Brooks ; produced by Edward Saxon [and others] ; Touchstone Pictures presents a Harpo Films/Clinica Estetico production
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R, for violent images, sexuality and nudity
Main title
Beloved
Oclc number
43439951
Responsibility statement
directed by Jonathan Demme ; screenplay by Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese and Adam Brooks ; produced by Edward Saxon [and others] ; Touchstone Pictures presents a Harpo Films/Clinica Estetico production
Runtime
171
Series statement
Baruch video, DVD 1777
Summary
After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe & Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen
Table Of Contents
Production featurette -- Theatrical trailer
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Saxon, Edward
- Richards, Beah E.
- Littleton, Carol
- Kier, Andy
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Hall, Albert
- Busia, Akosua
- Touchstone Pictures
- Morrison, Toni
- Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017
- Glover, Danny
- Hamilton, Lisa Gay, 1964-
- Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
- Harpo Films
- Newton, Thandiwe, 1972-
- Portman, Rachel
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Fujimoto, Tak
- Hall, Irma P., 1937-
- Clinica Estetico, Ltd
Genre
Subject
- Black films and programs
- Families -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Morrison, Toni -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- African Americans -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Historical films
- Videodiscs
- Slavery -- United States -- Drama
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- Saxon, Edward
- Richards, Beah E.
- Littleton, Carol
- Kier, Andy
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Hall, Albert
- Busia, Akosua
- Touchstone Pictures
- Morrison, Toni
- Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017
- Glover, Danny
- Hamilton, Lisa Gay, 1964-
- Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
- Harpo Films
- Newton, Thandiwe, 1972-
- Portman, Rachel
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Fujimoto, Tak
- Hall, Irma P., 1937-
- Clinica Estetico, Ltd
- Genre7
- Subject11
- Black films and programs
- Families -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Morrison, Toni -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- African Americans -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Historical films
- Videodiscs
- Slavery -- United States -- Drama
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