Beloved (1998)
Beloved (1998)
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Jonathan Demme's film treatment of Toni Morrison''s celebrated, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is uncompromising in its faithfulness to the difficult emotional territory and unconventional narrative elements of the book. Oprah Winfrey stars as a mother and former slave whose family is first haunted, and later joined, by a mysterious presence--a primitive female force named Beloved (Thandie Newton) who embodies the mother''s darkest and most painful secrets. "Using overwhelmingly potent performances, audacious static close-ups, assertive lighting, and a rigorous yet lyrical interweaving of events set in three different time frames, this terrifyingly beautiful 1998 movie blends metaphor and stark social commentary to achieve a spontaneous grace" (Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader). With Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise and Albert Jonathan Demme---USA---1998---172 mins.

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