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.
Cast
- Halle Berry as Shelby Coles
- Eric Thal as Meade Howell
- Lynn Whitfield as Corinne Coles
- Carl Lumbly as Lute McNeil
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Ellen Coles
- Cynda Williams as Liz Odis
- Peter Francis James as Isaac Coles
- Michael Warren as Clark Coles
- Shirley Knight as Gram (Miss Caroline)
- Ronn Carroll as Dr. Havermeyer