‘If Beale Street Could Talk:’ filmmaker Barry Jenkins adapts James Baldwin’s novel

Stephan James as Fonny and KiKi Layne as Tish in "If Beale Street Could Talk."

Stephan James as Fonny and KiKi Layne as Tish in "If Beale Street Could Talk." Photo credit: Tatum Mangus/Annapurna Pictures

Barry Jenkins’ new movie is “If Beale Street Could Talk,” an adaptation of a James Baldwin novel. It’s a love story in 1970s Harlem, told in flashbacks. When 19-year-old Tish discovers she’s pregnant, her family works hard to get her partner, Fonny, out of prison in time for the birth.

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Madeleine Brand

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Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Caitlin Plummer