Barry Jenkins

If Beale Street Could Talk

7.1

8.7

A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child.

Director: Barry Jenkins
Main Cast: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King
Soundtrack: Nicholas Britell
Cinematography: James Laxton
Screenplay: Barry Jenkins, James Baldwin

Cinema Premiere: February 15, 2019

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

8 foreign reviews of If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

1. Nöjesguiden

8.3 / 10

Translated from swedish: "If Beale Street Could Talk" is to some extent an important portrayal of racism and social injustice that is still relevant today - but it is still the love between the characters that is the core of the film. It is so completely pure and invincible.
- Henrik Boström
Swedish: ng.se »
2. Svenska Dagbladet

8.3 / 10

Translated from swedish: "If Beale Street Could Talk" portrays the love story between Fonny and Tish in 1970s Harlem. It may seem like yet another tale of doomed love, but Jenkins refuses to see it that way.
- Sebastian Lindvall
Swedish: svd.se »
3. Aftonbladet

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: A sensual and utterly melancholic film with a true soul, which manages to feel retro, current, and timeless all at the same time.
- Karolina Fjellborg
Swedish: aftonbladet.se »
4. Dagens Nyheter

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: Tenderness and politics in "If Beale Street Could Talk"
- Jacob Lundström
Swedish: dn.se »
5. Sveriges Radio

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: A dark feelgood that makes me equally uplifted and dejected.
- Mattias Berg
Swedish: sverigesradio.se »
6. Filmtopp

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: There is something that I just find completely irresistible about Jenkins' way of stylistically depicting and portraying marginalized people in society.
- Océanne Texier
Swedish: filmtopp.se »
7. Cinetaste

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: Overall, this is a very strong film that I believe many should see. It has a slow pace and consists mostly of dialogues that drive everything forward, which may deter some. But everything is so well-made and you understand each character's feelings and what they are going through that you cannot ignore what you see.
- Linus Andersen
Swedish: cinetaste.se »
8. Kulturbloggen

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: An engaging message in a luminous story, whose uncertainty around the serious crime adds a beneficial complexity.
- Mats Hallberg
Swedish: kulturbloggen.com »