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.

• DirectorCharles Burnett
• Release22 February 1998
• Genre
  Romance / Drama
• Duration2h 41m
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  8.3
  3 reviews
• Productions

  Harpo Films, Hamdon Entertainment