The Photograph

Name: The Photograph
Released: 2020-2-14
Cast: Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Rob Morgan, Courtney B. Vance

The Photograph

PG-13
1h 46m
2020

75%

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The discovery of a hidden family photograph sends Mae Morton (Issa Rae) on a quest for answers. The journey into her estranged mother's past exposes many secrets and ignites a powerful, unexpected romance with rising-star journalist Michael Block (Lakeith Stanfield). Award-winning writer-director Stella Meghie (The Weekend, Jean of the Joneses) tells a sweeping love story about forgiveness and finding the courage to seek the truth, no matter where it leads you.

Director:

Stella Meghie

Producer:

James Lopez, Will Packer

Writer:

Stella Meghie

Cast:

Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Rob Morgan, Courtney B. Vance

Behind the Scenes

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Shooting THE PHOTOGRAPH

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Culture in Film

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The Film Through Photographs

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

75%

Critics Consensus: Gorgeous visuals, an affecting love story, and simmering chemistry between Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield keep The Photograph solidly in focus.

Reviews

Ready Steady Cut

M.N. Miller

The Photograph is a gorgeous looking film about how life doesn’t always go as planned, love will endure even when relationships drift apart, and learning from a shared history doesn’t mean anything is set in stone.

There’s a throwback romantic quality in Meghie’s use of the gaze that calls back to Bogart and Bacall, Tracy and Hepburn, MacMurray and Stanwyck.

This movie, I think, is going to be appreciated by couples and... particularly black couples.

Stanfield's able to communicate intense attraction with a single glance. It's a weapon that's effectively utilised throughout the film.

Black Love is a subject that hasn't always been examined positively on the screen. We have had standouts like "Love and Basketball" and "Love Jones," but there was still a long winding road to happiness.

February 19, 2021

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