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Release Date:
16 October 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
The past has a life of its own.Plot:
Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of her deceased daughter. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 20 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(5 articles)
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Toni Morrison
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Beloved has received an unfair and undeserved bad rap. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Oprah Winfrey | ... | Sethe | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Paul D Garner | |
| Thandie Newton | ... | Beloved | |
| Kimberly Elise | ... | Denver | |
| Beah Richards | ... | Baby Suggs, aka Grandma Baby | |
| Lisa Gay Hamilton | ... | Younger Sethe | |
| Albert Hall | ... | Stamp Paid | |
| Irma P. Hall | ... | Ella | |
| Carol Jean Lewis | ... | Janey Wagon | |
| Kessia Randall | ... | Amy Denver (as Kessia Kordelle) | |
| Jude Ciccolella | ... | Schoolteacher | |
| Anthony Chisholm | ... | Langhorne | |
| Dorothy Love Coates | ... | M. Lucille Williams | |
| Jane White | ... | Lady Jones | |
| Yada Beener | ... | Denver aged 9 |
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Rated R for violent images, sexuality and nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
172 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36139) | Iceland:16Filming Locations:
Fair Hill Natural Resources Area - 376 Fair Hill Drive, Fair Hill, Maryland, USA moreFun Stuff
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Oprah Winfrey purchased the film rights to the novel in 1987. She claims that while reading the book, she could only picture herself as Sethe and Danny Glover as Paul D. It took her ten years to get the film made, which she finally had to produce herself. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: In the scene with a deer in the field, a car is visible driving by in the upper right hand corner. moreSoundtrack:
Sethe's Lullaby moreFAQ
Why did Sethe kill her children?What happened to Sethe's husband, Halle? Why did he never show up?
Why did it take so long for Sethe to realize who Beloved really was?
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Roundly ignored at the box office and trounced by critics, Beloved deserves looking at. I saw it in the theaters before reading one word. I was moved, frightened, and impressed by the character point of view shots of scenes that were told in flashback, of the set design, and of the genuine emotion conveyed of over one hundred years of pain. Quite possibly it didn't fare well, because of its subtlety. It is not Toni Morrison's writing, but it delivers its goods visually, on it's on terms It shows you more than it tells, and can be taken as either a ghost story, or a portrait of a psychologically unsound narrator.