In 1950s Massachusetts, a wealthy black woman engaged to a poor white beatnik learns about her family history. The stories revolve around the racial and class complexities of interracial and class-based marriages.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Halle Berry | ... | Shelby Coles | |
| Eric Thal | ... | Meade Howell | |
| Lynn Whitfield | ... | Corinne Coles | |
| Carl Lumbly | ... | Lute McNeil | |
| Michael Warren | ... | Clark Coles | |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | ... | Ellen Coles | |
| Cynda Williams | ... | Liz Odis | |
| Charlayne Woodard | |||
| Richard Brooks | ... | Lincoln Odis | |
| Gabriel Casseus | ... | Hannibal | |
| Shirley Knight | ... | Gram (Miss Caroline) | |
| Ethel Ayler | ... | Eunice | |
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Paul Butler | ... | Preacher |
| Peter Francis James | ... | Isaac Coles | |
| Carl Gordon | ... | Mr. Hawkins | |
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Shelby Coles 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 premarital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.
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Corinne Coles: I know it was harsh when I spoke of you being a stain on your in-laws' sheets. It's because I was a stain on my mother's.See more »
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Obviously we all compare ourselves with others to some degree even though it is not a praiseworthy activity, however I had never considered the extent to which class-ism probably wrecked relationships amongst Black families in the early 20th century.
Yes the story was perhaps too fanciful with just about every relationship portrayed, affected by the same issue but it sure does expose the issue as I had never considered it before.
It is interesting to read that Dorothy West had the book, 30 years in the making. I wonder how it would have been received if it had been completed prior to the beginnings of the racial revolution in the sixties with Dr Martin Luther King etc.
Somehow the whole thing seemed a bit "wooden" in delivery but nonetheless as it tackled a subject that I suspect has been unconsidered by most, it was worthwhile doing and not surprisingly needed the backing of Oprah Winfrey to see the light of day.
It put me somewhat in mind of the trans racial issues as presented in the musical Showboat which I would recommend to anyone who wants to explore these issues in a more subtle and tuneful production.