If Beale Street Could Talk

2018 film directed by Barry Jenkins
Movie film Q38685547
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If Beale Street Could Talk

Summary

If Beale Street Could Talk is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (397 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • If Beale Street Could Talk received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's director is recorded as Barry Jenkins[6].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's screenwriter is recorded as Barry Jenkins[7].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's composer is recorded as Nicholas Britell[8].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's genre is recorded as romance film[10].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk is named after If Beale Street Could Talk[11].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's based on is recorded as If Beale Street Could Talk[12].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's logo image is recorded as IfBealeStreetCouldTalkLogo.jpg[13].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Kiki Layne[14].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Stephan James[15].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Teyonah Parris[16].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Regina King[17].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Colman Domingo[18].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Brian Tyree Henry[19].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Ed Skrein[20].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Emily Rios[21].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Michael Beach[22].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Q461762[23].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Finn Wittrock[24].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Diego Luna[25].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Pedro Pascal[26].
  • If Beale Street Could Talk's cast member is recorded as Dave Franco[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Megan Ellison[28], Dede Gardner[29], and Adele Romanski[30]. If Beale Street Could Talk's director is recorded as Barry Jenkins[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Barry Jenkins[7]. Cast members include Kiki Layne[14], Stephan James[15], Teyonah Parris[16], Regina King[17], Colman Domingo[18], and Brian Tyree Henry[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +2018-11-30T00:00:00Z[31], +2019-02-08T00:00:00Z[32], +2019-03-07T00:00:00Z[33], and +2018-12-25T00:00:00Z[34]. If Beale Street Could Talk's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include drama film[9] and romance film[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include African Americans[36], racism[37], love[38], prejudice[39], oppression[40], and imprisonment[41].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3], an award for best supporting actress[42], in United States[43], founded in 1936[44] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[45], in United States[46], founded in 1929[47]. Reviews include 95%[48], 8.6/10[49], and 87/100[50].

Why It Matters

If Beale Street Could Talk ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (397 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did If Beale Street Could Talk receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

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  27. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [48] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  36. [34] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . If Beale Street Could Talk. wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . If Beale Street Could Talk. wikidata.org.
  39. [38] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [39] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  42. [41] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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