Based on the book by Toni Morrison, in which a slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman
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Jonathan Demme
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Cast
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Yada Beener | ... | Denver aged 9 |
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Emil Pinnock | ... | Howard aged 14 |
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Calen Johnson | ... | Buglar aged 13 |
| Oprah Winfrey | ... | Sethe | |
| Beah Richards | ... | Baby Suggs | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Paul D | |
| Kimberly Elise | ... | Denver | |
| Jude Ciccolella | ... | Schoolteacher | |
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Kessia Embry | ... | Amy Denver (as Kessia Kordelle) |
| Dashiell Eaves | ... | Schoolteacher's Nephew | |
| LisaGay Hamilton | ... | Younger Sethe (as Lisa Gay Hamilton) | |
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Tyler Hinson | ... | Baby Beloved |
| Brian Hooks | ... | Young Paul D | |
| Hill Harper | ... | Halle | |
| Thandie Newton | ... | Beloved | |
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
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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 and Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen... Written by Jeremy Cohen <crashbug@ix.netcom.com>
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The past has a life of its own.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violent images, sexuality and nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
16 October 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$80,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$8,165,551, 18 October 1998, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$22,852,487Company Credits
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Denver: But...
Sethe: [Shakes head] The day ain't gonna never come when Halle knocks on that door. Never.
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Arranged by Alan Lomax and John Davis
Performed by John Davis and Group A
Courtesy of Rounder Records/Ocean Park Music
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Trivia
A subplot in the novel, but omitted from the film, suggests that Beloved might actually be a missing woman from a nearby town, who was tortured and imprisoned by a white man. The subplot underscored Sethe's need for Beloved to be her reincarnated daughter. See more »Goofs
A mixing bowl that Sithe was using in the begining breaks when the ghost attacks for the last time. It's whole again in the scene where she is picking the ice towards the end. See more »Quotes
Sethe: Grandma Baby used to say your daddy was too good for this world. Remember? He was a good man. It scared her. She always used to fret he wasn't gonna make it through nothin'. He made it through a lot. But maybe Grandma Baby was right. Denver, your daddy ain't gonna never show up here. You understand?Denver: But...
Sethe: [Shakes head] The day ain't gonna never come when Halle knocks on that door. Never.
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Soundtracks
Carrie BelleArranged by Alan Lomax and John Davis
Performed by John Davis and Group A
Courtesy of Rounder Records/Ocean Park Music
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READ THE BOOK, PEOPLE, READ THE BOOK! The book helped me understand the film and the film helped me understand the book. This is an amazing piece of work. Winfrey gives a moving and observant performance and Thandie Newton is startling. Some scenes are intense, making you think whether you would kill your child. I didn't notice any gliches and I think the film screams for Oscars. I think this whole slave movie thing going on is getting boring but when they are made with such power and great directing and acting, I praise God for it! Demme gives us one of the most touching ghost stories and certainly the strangest, in a while.