Directed by Charles Burnett
2h 41m
Romance
| Drama
| TV Movie
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who object to an inter-racial marriage, and Shelby's parents, who want her to marry a professional. As Shelby is afflicted by pre-marital doubts, handsome Lute McNeil arrives on the scene, determined to make Shelby his at any cost.
Halle Berry
Shelby Coles
Eric Thal
Meade Howell
Lynn Whitfield
Corinne Coles
Carl Lumbly
Lute McNeil
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Ellen Coles
Cynda Williams
Liz Odis
Peter Francis James
Isaac Coles
Michael Warren
Clark Coles
Shirley Knight
Gram (Miss Caroline)
Charles Burnett
Director
Lisa Jones
Writer
Doro Bachrach
Producer
Kate Forte
Executive Producer
Daniel Schneider
Associate Producer
Oprah Winfrey
Executive Producer
Stephen James Taylor
Original Music Composer
Frederick Elmes
Director of Photography
Dorian Harris
Editor