Beloved, directed by Jonathan Demme ; screenplay by Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese and Adam Brooks ; produced by Edward Saxon [and others] ; Touchstone Pictures presents a Harpo Films/Clinica Estetico production
Type
Label
Beloved, directed by Jonathan Demme ; screenplay by Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese and Adam Brooks ; produced by Edward Saxon [and others] ; Touchstone Pictures presents a Harpo Films/Clinica Estetico production
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R, for violent images, sexuality and nudity
Main title
Beloved
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
43439951
Responsibility statement
directed by Jonathan Demme ; screenplay by Akosua Busia and Richard LaGravenese and Adam Brooks ; produced by Edward Saxon [and others] ; Touchstone Pictures presents a Harpo Films/Clinica Estetico production
Runtime
171
Series statement
Baruch video, DVD 1777
Summary
In 1873 Ohio, Sethe is a mother of three haunted by her horrific slavery past and her desperate actions for freedom. As a result, Sethe's home is haunted by a furious poltergeist, which drives away her two sons. Sethe and her daughter endure living with the spirit for 10 more years, until an old friend, Paul D. Garner, arrives to run it out. After Garner moves in, a strange woman named Beloved enters their lives, causing turmoil
Table Of Contents
Production featurette -- Theatrical trailer
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Saxon, Edward
- Richards, Beah E.
- Littleton, Carol
- Hall, Irma P., 1935-
- Kier, Andy
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Hall, Albert
- Busia, Akosua
- Touchstone Pictures
- Morrison, Toni
- Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017
- Glover, Danny
- Hamilton, Lisa Gay, 1964-
- Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
- LaGravenese, Richard
- Harpo Films
- Newton, Thandiwe, 1972-
- Portman, Rachel
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Brooks, Adam, 1956-
- Fujimoto, Tak
- Clinica Estetico, Ltd
Genre
Subject
- Horror films
- Infanticide -- Drama
- African American mothers -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Mothers and daughters -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Morrison, Toni -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVDs
- African American families -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- African American women -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- African Americans -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Historical films
- Slavery -- United States -- Drama
- Women slaves -- United States -- Drama
- Haunted places -- Drama
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Outgoing Resources
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- Contributor22
- Saxon, Edward
- Richards, Beah E.
- Littleton, Carol
- Hall, Irma P., 1935-
- Kier, Andy
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Hall, Albert
- Busia, Akosua
- Touchstone Pictures
- Morrison, Toni
- Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017
- Glover, Danny
- Hamilton, Lisa Gay, 1964-
- Elise, Kimberly, 1971-
- LaGravenese, Richard
- Harpo Films
- Newton, Thandiwe, 1972-
- Portman, Rachel
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Brooks, Adam, 1956-
- Fujimoto, Tak
- Clinica Estetico, Ltd
- Genre7
- Subject17
- Horror films
- Infanticide -- Drama
- African American mothers -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Mothers and daughters -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Morrison, Toni -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVDs
- African American families -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- African American women -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- African Americans -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century -- Drama
- Historical films
- Slavery -- United States -- Drama
- Women slaves -- United States -- Drama
- Haunted places -- Drama
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