Overview

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.

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Cast

Halle Berry

Shelby Coles

Eric Thal

Meade Howell

Lynn Whitfield

Corinne Coles

Carl Lumbly

Lute McNeil

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Ellen Coles

Cynda Williams

Liz Odis

Peter Francis James

Isaac Coles

Michael Warren

Clark Coles

Shirley Knight

Gram (Miss Caroline)

Ronn Carroll

Dr. Havermeyer

Richard Brooks

Lincoln Odis

Gabriel Casseus

Hannibal