Oprah Winfrey was intimately involved in bringing this novel by Zora Neale Herston to television, which aired March 6, 2005. It follows the life of a young black woman, Janie, (Halle Berry) through her relationships with three different men. She leaves her first husband because he is old and her second husband because he is not sensual and sensitive enough for her. The film was very well acted for a TV movie, though the scripting was poor. Still, for TV, it was above average.
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