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The Courage to Love (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2000 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Kari Skogland

Written By:
Heather Hale
Toni Ann Johnson

Actors:
Vanessa Williams ..... Mother Henriette Delille
Gil Bellows ..... Dr. Gerard Gaultier
Karen Williams ..... Julie Gaudin
Lisa Bronwyn Moore ..... Marie Alicot
David La Haye ..... Father Rousselon
Cynda Williams ..... Cecelia Delille
Diahann Carroll ..... Pouponne
Stacy Keach ..... Jean-Baptiste Delille
Eddie Bo Smith Jr. ..... Jacques
Graeme Somerville ..... Paul Cartier
Kevin Jubinville ..... Frank Morgan
Susannah Hoffmann ..... Anne Morgan
Jean-Louis Roux ..... Bishop Blanc
Lise Roy ..... Mother Superior
Raven Dauda ..... Betsie
Millie Tresierra ..... Quadroon
Paul-Antoine Taillefer ..... Samuel
Alisha Morrison ..... Simone
Mariah Inger ..... Beatrice
Chris Williams ..... Master of Ceremonies
Jane Wheeler ..... Sister Jane
Marc Gourdeau ..... Slave owner
Devin Hervey ..... Young Student
Jillian Hervey ..... French Student
Melanie Hervey ..... Student
Omari Newton ..... Slave #2
Sylvia Stewart ..... Slave

Synopsis:

In 19th century New Orleans a new class of colored people has arisen. They are creoles, a result of relations between African-Americans and wealthy European people. Children are born, there is love, but marriage is out of the question. Colored people are still not considered equal. Henriette Delille is a very religious creole. The time she has she spends on educating, care and helping out in church. On the day her father Jean-Baptiste leaves her mother Pouponne to marry a white woman, Henriette is supposed to meet her arranged future 'caretaker' Paul Cartier. But she refuses him, defying every tradition and so bringing her mother to madness. She becomes friends with the French doctor Gerard Gaultier. He is in love with her and wants her to move to France, so they can be legally married. Henriette is torn apart by her feelings for Gerard and her devotion to the church. She must choose, but neither choice is going to be an easy one as there are people who greatly disapprove of Henriette's ideas of breaking traditions.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 December, 2021.