One of the most anticipated films of the year, “If Beale Street Could Talk,” is about to hit theaters, and after two incredible trailers, the folks at Annapurna decided to add a third for good measure. And if this trailer isn’t enough to push you over the edge into wanting to see this film, there’s really nothing else that can.
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The new trailer doesn’t give a bunch of new footage. It doesn’t spoil the entire plot of the film (as “final” trailers are prone to do). Instead, the latest trailer for ‘Beale Street’ continues to use music and the beautiful imagery of Barry Jenkins’ film to show exactly why it’s being considered one of the front-runners for this year’s Oscar race.
“If Beale Street Could Talk” is based on the James Baldwin novel of the same name. It’s written and directed by Jenkins, who is coming off the surprise Best Picture win for his last film, “Moonlight.” The film stars KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael Beach, Ed Skrein, Diego Luna, Dave Franco, and Pedro Pascal.
“If Beale Street Could Talk” is set to arrive in theaters on December 14.
Here’s the synopsis:
Set in early-1970s Harlem, If Beale Street Could Talk is a timeless and moving love story of both a couple’s unbreakable bond and the African-American family’s empowering embrace, as told through the eyes of 19-year-old Tish Rivers (screen newcomer KiKi Layne). A daughter and wife-to-be, Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny (Stephan James). Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. Through the unique intimacy and power of cinema, If Beale Street Could Talk honors the author’s prescient words and imagery, charting the emotional currents navigated in an unforgiving and racially biased world as the filmmaker poetically crosses time frames to show how love and humanity endure.