I recently watched this film, and came to the conclusion that I really need to read the book. The movie seemed rushed to me and a bit overly acted out by such great actors.
Being an African American woman, I study my history a lot, and that includes all of African American historical regions as well as the Caribbean. I found in this film, many of the facts to be rushed and not explicated well; the reasons behind the ideas and beliefs of the Gen de Colour Libre...reasons that I know vary from family to family.
It also did not explain well why Anna Bella was considered "Black" as opposed to Creole. I know the reason, but I'm sure most people do not.
Riveting Film
I only recently heard about this movie and I'm happy I did. The cinematography was fantastic. I was impressed by the cast as well - I've become a new fan of Daniel Sunjata. A couple of the actors had a tendency to overact but overall I enjoyed the performances. I'd highly recommend this film.
Shelley Halima
Author of Azucar Moreno & Los Morenos
A Fabulous Movie
I never heard about this movie, until my sister Gina came over Saturday June 11,2005, and she brought the Feast of all Saints, which I never heard of in my life, I did'nt look at it until Sunday. So I looked at the movie, I thought it was a very interested movie. I loved the way they dressed back then and most beautiful hair styles. The background music is so lovely. I liked this movie because it back lots of memory, and Marcel wanted to know who he was, sometimes that same question comes to me who am I, this is really something to think about today some people don't know who thet are. I haven't read the book yet, I'm going to buy the dvd and book. I one last thing I wanted to know does this comes in a soundtrack, because the music is so relaxing.
Intrigued by Holt McCallany in CSI:Miami, I have been on a quest to find other works by him. This is definitely not his best. The acting is contrived and the plot is old and not well executed (parole officer falls for ex-con who's out of prison and trying to settle a score). If you are looking for good movies with Holt in them, try Below or The Fight Club. If you insist on buying this movie, make sure you buy a bottle of Electric Reindeer White Zinfadel (or another alcoholic substitute--I was in the holiday spirit at the time). The alcohol will help you make it through to the end. Sorry, Holt! More Info about this DVD Director(s): Johanna Demetrakas DVD Release Date: Released the 10 December 2002 Usually ships within 24 hours
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Based on a flop Broadway play, this film was made for Showtime but given a theatrical release, with not much more success than the stage version. Still, it's an intriguing idea, even if the dramaturgy tends toward the didactic. The jumping-off point here is the scientific discovery that homosexuality is genetic--and that the gene can be detected in prenatal testing. This disrupts the Gold family, where Dad (Garry Marshall) barely tolerates the homosexuality of his son (Brendan Fraser). When pregnant daughter Jennifer Beals, who is married to a geneticist (Jon Tenney), has the test and discovers that her fetus will be gay, she triggers a family debate that pits parents (including mom Faye Dunaway) against son, raising the question of whether they would have aborted Fraser if they'd known... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Ross Kagan Marks DVD Release Date: Released the 12 June 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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