The Wedding Part 2

This two-part TV miniseries, adapted from Dorothy West's novel The Wedding, takes a look at mid-century issues of race and class in well-to-do black society. On Martha's Vineyard in 1953, debutante Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) stirs discord in her social-climbing family when she chooses to marry impoverished white musician Meade Howell (Eric Thal). At the Shelby family estate, weeks prior to the wedding, Meade informs her parents, Corinne and Clark Coles (Lynn Whitfield, Michael Warren), that his family won't be attending the wedding, and the irony of upper-crust blacks being rejected by poor whites hangs heavy. In a later plot twist, the single black father (Carl Lumbly) of three mixed-race daughters takes a very strong interest in Shelby that quickly turns into an overly persistent pursuit.

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[shervon11]

those old ladies crack me up. gossip, gossip, gossip!!!! lol.

[lunargoddess2002]

@shervon11 Well what do really old ladies have? They don't have sex anymore (sometimes), they are widows and turn into busybodies. I know I'll probably be just like them as much as I hate to admit it.

[Beautieinandout]

Cracks me up when grandma grabs her milk and pastry and leaves! Haha.

[GeorgiaPeach87]

@NightinMadrid lmao exactly

[NightinMadrid]

I can see Lynn whitfield's character's eyes saying,these white trash aint commin to my lovely rich daughter's wedding? How dare they.

[missmuggledetector]

@STiLisHiShlyME Which one is she?

[evelutionofone]

he and halle are there--that is what matters--- why take other foolish people's opinions and ruin your dinner--people are silly sometimes

[britrob24]

From what I'm getting in the comments is that again Halle is playing a character that she doesn't match physically. The same problem is brought up on here if you find Alex Haley's Queen. I love Halle, but it's not right to take away from actual details in a story when they clearly affect the story.

[britrob24]

So... are the only (/all) dark-skinned ladies in this maids? lol

[crazydestiny17]

@lunargoddess2002 not always. some older women actually have a life and are busy attending to their grandbabies.

[teddygirl1987]

Y did they leave the table my family would've said forget them and go on with the wedding

[OddlyUnusual]

@shamshanlovette AMEN GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JadedJassy21]

Lynn Whitfield is so pretty! I love her!

[SgtPlmFry]

Wait, why did everyone get mad and leave the table after the dad rephrased wheat the fiancee said? And Lynn Whitfield is looking absolutely gorgeous as always. She's incredibly beautiful!

[STiLisHiShlyME]

Lynn Whitfield is Drop dead gorgeous! she is a natural classic beauty. Love her as an actress too!

[KrisHoppz88]

@lunargoddess2002 hahahaha! Agreed.

[KrisHoppz88]

HEs a bit of a Jerk

[blacksultan85]

Lynn Whitmore is one beautiful classy madame with a good taste when it comes to fashion and everytime you see her in a movie it's always very interesting to watch and ONE GREAT ACTRESS!!!!!!!!

[RETROGEMS]

@RandiSierra

Actually, yeah, Halle looked a bit older than the original character. Shelby was I believe, in her early 20's in the book and Halle here, was already in her 30's.

[RandiSierra]

@RETROGEMS And Halle would have been older than the character?

[bellacinderellakk]

haha when i'm old and got nothing better to do, i hope i dont gossip that bad

[Jameelah265]

Do you play at Carnegie Hall? lol

[nesofine]

i was jus browsing & i found this um what is the point? idk that it was a book to this ..it seems kinda good.

[Mrdangerous10]

@89plainsman Yeah. Like I am all for racial boundaries to be broken in film but Oprah always uses Halle(she is a great actress). I agree with you. I read the novel. I thought it was a fresh and interesting novel and presented an issue that was present in the African-American community.

[89plainsman]

@Mrdangerous10 I read the book also and after watching the movie again, I found it strange that this issue was not addressed. I think Halle played the part well and it would have been more believable to those of us who read the book if her appearance were altered to fit the part.

[shamshanlovette]

ppl it a damn book who care if she white black purple whatever just watch the damn movie of course it different just like they left alot of things out in the color purple so what