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Barry Jenkins adapts James Baldwin’s ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” is nominated for several Oscars this year. Adapted from a James Baldwin novel, the movie is a love story between young Tish and Fonny.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readBarry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” is nominated for several Oscars this year. Adapted from a James Baldwin novel, the movie is a love story between young Tish and Fonny. While Fonny is in prison awaiting trial for a rape he didn’t commit, 19-year-old Tish finds out she’s pregnant. The family rallies around Tish, and works hard to get Fonny out of prison in time for the birth.
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4 of 4Press Play Oscars Edition: Barry Jenkins, Black Panther, and more- 0:00Tim Blake Nelson on ‘Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ and being the Coen brothers’ muse of sorts
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