The Courage to Love Movie Review 2000

Real-life portrayal of Henriette Dellille who, as the product of an affair between a white plantation owner and an African-American woman, shunned family and societal pressures to devote her life to caring for the underprivileged through her group the Sisters of the Holy Family in 19th-century New Orleans.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

African America, Romantic Drama, Women, True Stories

Screenplay

Toni Johnson

Cast

Vanessa L(ynne) Williams, Gil Bellows, Lisa Moore, David La Haye, Cynda Williams, Diahann Carroll, Stacy Keach, Eddie Bo Smith, Kevin Jubinville, Jean-Louis Roux, Lise Roy, Mariah Inger, Paul-Antoine Taillefer, Chris(topher) Williams, Karen Williams, Graeme Somerville, Susannah Hoffman, Raven Dauda, Sylvia Stewart, Heather Hale

Cinematography

Jonathan Freeman

Director

Keri Skogland

Music

Christopher Dedrick