A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.
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| Angela Bassett | ... | Ruby Delacroix | |
| Kevin Anderson | ... | Billy Dupre | |
| Brian Stokes Mitchell | ... | Earl Delacroix | |
| Jurnee Smollett-Bell | ... | Emerald Delacroix (as Jurnee Smollett) | |
| Glenn Plummer | ... | Johnny Beaugh | |
| Angelica Page | ... | Betsy Dupree (as Angelica Torn) | |
| Arnold Pinnock | ... | Silas Bonner | |
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Martin Villafana | ... | Jack Nagim |
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Ruby Webb | ... | Sydney Beaugh |
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Rudy Webb | ... | Sydney Beaugh |
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Cabral Richards | ... | Handsome Man |
| David Ferry | ... | Sheriff Robicheaux | |
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Mailka Oakley | ... | Regina |
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Karen Andrew | ... | Bootsie |
| Anna Ferguson | ... | Miss Lemonn | |
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A Louisiana juke joint owner loses her star entertainer and hires a white singer to fill in.
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singer | juke joint | louisiana | interracial affair | white male black female relationship |Taglines:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
1 December 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
L'amour n'a pas de couleur See more »Company Credits
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1.33 : 1
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The cymbals on the drum set in the club are Sabian. Sabian cymbals were not manufactured prior to 1981, twenty years after the time in which the movie is set. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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As an Asian curious about the civil rights movement, I always take the opportunity to watch any movie based on that period of time. I can't judge the authenticity of the movie but it is well played, even if they are flaws. The story telling wasn't strong enough but Angela Bassett made up for it with her powerful acting. Stories of racial injustice always tear at my heart so it was refreshing to watch a movie about the segregated American South without the usual racial hate drama. There are subtle scenes of racial discrimination but it wasn't enough to make me want to bash some people up. The homosexuality subject was very thinly included in the sub plot and it was interesting to see how such a taboo subject was handled by the blacks in that era of time as even the whites had trouble with homosexuality. There wasn't even any intimate scenes between the two homosexual characters, just a little touch here and there. It was really cool to see the cars of that era - I much like them than the present ones; they had character. It was just a simple movie about a black woman trying to run her bar and maintain a marriage with a man who didn't love her anymore and keep her wilful daughter out of trouble.