The Wedding (1998) (TV)

Director:

Charles Burnett

Writers (WGA):

Dorothy West (novel)
Lisa Jones (teleplay)

Release Date:

22 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

One walk will determine her destiny.

Plot Keywords:

Black Woman White Male | Adultery | 1950s | Class Differences | Wedding

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Halle Berry	...	Shelby Coles
Eric Thal	...	Meade Howell
Lynn Whitfield	...	Corinne Coles
Carl Lumbly	...	Lute McNeil
Michael Warren	...	Clark Coles
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Ellen Coles
Shirley Knight	...	Gram (Miss Caroline)
Cynda Williams	...	Liz Odis
Charlayne Woodard
Richard Brooks	...	Lincoln Odis
Gabriel Casseus	...	Hannibal
Patricia Clarkson	...	Della McNeil
Ethel Ayler	...	Eunice
Kelsey Walke	...	Tina McNeil
Peter Francis James	...	Isaac Coles

Also Known As:

Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding

Runtime:

Spain:180 min | UK:135 min (edited version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:PG | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Southport, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Hamdon Entertainment

Quotes:

Meade Howell: I need to talk to you, Shel.
Shelby Coles: No, it's not a good time.
Meade Howell: No, I need to talk to you now. Listen, I thought that music came first, and I was wrong. You come before that. I love you. And I am not going to let you just walk away with no good reason.
Shelby Coles: I think I've given you very good reasons, Meade.
Meade Howell: Why, Shel? Because we can't stay in the same hotel in Georgia? We'll make them let us stay in the same hotel!
Shelby Coles: No, it's because I don't think I want to spend my whole life fighting, defending who we are. Proving to the whole world that we have a right to be together!

This is an excellent movie. African American Styles of Life

I have watched this movie several times. And I feel that the only audience that can not truly appreciate this movie are those that have never lived or know someone that has lived such a lifestyle. I am African American and I lived some of the writings in this movie. Maybe not the wealthy aspect but certainly the racism and the entire Black, White, Lighter Tone African Amercian aspect of the movie. This movie gives true insight of how African American view themselves even as race of our own: Are we good enough to get married just for love even though we are the opposite race? Are we even to marry out of race? Are we to marry for money or social standard? The wedding covers all these topics and so much more. Please watch the movie again and try to watch and understand that these events has or do happen in Real Life.