Review of Belle (2013) by Vkn — 26 May 2014

This movie is beautifully written and appropriately casted. I was mesmerized by the language and depth of each character. It certainly presented a different perspective on the slave trade and slave relationships with their captors.

The fact that this was taken from a real life Belle is even more enlightening because so many of our (Blacks or African Americans/ Mulattoes) stories have not been told or told accurately and in such beautiful detail against the back drop of a dysfunctional wealthy European family.

I enjoyed it very much and can't wait to share it with my students this fall.