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The Wedding

  • TV Movie
  • 19981998
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Halle Berry, Lynn Whitfield, Carl Lumbly, and Eric Thal in The Wedding (1998)
  • Drama
  • Romance
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... Read allIn 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Charles Burnett
  • Writers
    • Dorothy West(novel)
    • Lisa Jones(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Halle Berry
    • Eric Thal
    • Lynn Whitfield
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  • Director
    • Charles Burnett
  • Writers
    • Dorothy West(novel)
    • Lisa Jones(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Halle Berry
    • Eric Thal
    • Lynn Whitfield
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    • 12User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Halle Berry
    Halle Berry
    • Shelby Colesas Shelby Coles
    Eric Thal
    Eric Thal
    • Meade Howellas Meade Howell
    Lynn Whitfield
    Lynn Whitfield
    • Corinne Colesas Corinne Coles
    Carl Lumbly
    Carl Lumbly
    • Lute McNeilas Lute McNeil
    Michael Warren
    Michael Warren
    • Clark Colesas Clark Coles
    Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    • Ellen Colesas Ellen Coles
    Cynda Williams
    Cynda Williams
    • Liz Odisas Liz Odis
    Charlayne Woodard
    Charlayne Woodard
    Richard Brooks
    Richard Brooks
    • Lincoln Odisas Lincoln Odis
    Gabriel Casseus
    Gabriel Casseus
    • Hannibalas Hannibal
    Shirley Knight
    Shirley Knight
    • Gram (Miss Caroline)as Gram (Miss Caroline)
    Ethel Ayler
    Ethel Ayler
    • Euniceas Eunice
    Paul Butler
    • Preacheras Preacher
    Peter Francis James
    Peter Francis James
    • Isaac Colesas Isaac Coles
    Carl Gordon
    Carl Gordon
    • Mr. Hawkinsas Mr. Hawkins
    Margo Moorer
    Margo Moorer
    • Emmalineas Emmaline
    Shilla Benning
    • Gigias Gigi
    Joseph Bias
    • Young Isaacas Young Isaac
    • Director
      • Charles Burnett
    • Writers
      • Dorothy West(novel)
      • Lisa Jones(teleplay)
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    • Quotes

      Corinne Coles: You've undermined me all my life. You've only loved part of me, and that's not enough.

      Gram: How can... how can you say that? I... I dedicated my life to you.

      Corinne Coles: You've always measured me by your standards. My mother was never happy because of you. I married for the wrong reasons, because for you.

      Gram: Talk... all this talk is nonsense. You should be thinking about Shelby's wedding.

      Corinne Coles: My life is falling apart. My husband is leaving me.

      Gram: I don't want to think about that. I can't... I can't think about that.

      Corinne Coles: You should think about that. You should think about what you've done to me, and my mother, and my father.

    • Connections
      References Late Spring (1949)

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    2/10
    Better miss this saga, despite lovely Halle Berry
    I first met (and fell in love with) Halle Berry in Alex Haley's `Queen' (1993), TV mini series of some 259 minutes, shown here in Europe in two episodes. An excellent production with careful directing and good acting, especially from the beautiful Halle, even including the necessary aging which takes place throughout the film. I next found her as Khaila in `Losing Isiah' (1995), which was not bad, I suppose, just too predictable, although some scenes showed some pretty good interpretative skills. However, Charles Burnett's job on `The Wedding' – and Halle's attempt to play out the story – was just dreadfully, drearily dismal. There was little imagination, negligible capacity to make the characters `feel' alive, real; it just simply turned out to be another saga-like drudge. Whether a half-black lovely young woman can or shouldn't marry a perfectly white jazz musician, or whether she should or mustn't marry a an honestly black man, is just so out of date, it does not rub off. You would have to be really off your head for the beautiful Halle Berry, or simply an avid consumer of glossy women's mags to be able to stomache this film. Give it a miss.
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    • Release date
      • February 22, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La boda
    • Filming locations
      • Southport, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hamdon Entertainment
      • Harpo Films
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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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