# Beloved (1998)

> A formerly enslaved mother confronts the ghostly return of buried trauma when an enigmatic young woman enters her fragile Cincinnati household.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25019

## Facts

- Runtime: 172 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise, Thandiwe Newton, LisaGay Hamilton, Beah Richards, Albert Hall, Irma P. Hall
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120603/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: haunting, devastating, psychologically intense, serious film night, literary adaptation viewing

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