| The Courage to Love | 
 enlarge | Director: Kari Skogland
Actors: Vanessa Williams (vii), Gil Bellows, Karen Williams (iv), Lisa Bronwyn Moore, David La Haye
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 53371
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1417031301
UPC: 025192639326
EAN: 9781417031306
ASIN: B0002ZMIV2
Theatrical Release Date: January 24, 2000
Release Date: November 30, 2004
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 African-American drama November 3, 2008
This was a great movie with Vanessa Williams in main role. Ole Louisiana traditions that not everybody agreed on. Make for a good viewing.
Very good story! March 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Since I'm a Creole from New Orleans, I brought this movie because I had heard talks amongst my family about this history.
Vanessa William was an excellent actress in this movie as well as all the other cast members. I really enjoyed this movie because it showed the true relationships between some Creole women and their relationships with French men, in addition, the cause and effects from broken hearts, compassion, and deep love. Also, this movie showed the truth regarding White masters having sex with very young Black girls, and the emotional effects that hurt deep inside of the hearts of the little girl, her father, and the master's wife. Then, there was the interesting story line regarding the history of the first Black nuns and their love, faith, and compassion toward all people of color, and their willingness to fight for what is right. The Pope, priests, nuns, and the white members views regarding Blacks & Creoles sharing the same church, religion, Nun status, and education was interesting to say the least. Lastly, the class lines amongst Americans, French, Creoles, and Blacks, and how with God, faith, beliefs, and hope, all groups can come together.
Good Movie!!!
Actually Much Better then Expected December 21, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful movie certainly not the best that i have ever watched but it was much better then expected and overall entertaining. It is certainly worth watching and Venessa does a very fine acting job in this. I would grade it a A- Worth buying
 This Movie Doesn't Keep It Real June 28, 2006
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I saw this on TV last month and I thought it was lame. Everyone in the movie was goodlooking and the time period portrayed was romanticized big time. Keep it real. That wasn't how it truely was back in the day.
Courage to Love worth watching July 12, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Courage to love provides a fascinating insight to a little known period in Louisiana's history. A period when free women of colour were groomed by their mothers for the sole purpose of finding a rich man to take care of them- though due to Louisiana law, were unable to marry. Venessa Williams gives a good performance as a "gens de colour." I highly recommend.
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