Connection
The Courage to Love is a american film of genre Drama directed by Kari Skogland released in USA on 24 january 2000 with Vanessa Williams
The Courage to Love (2000)
If you like this film, let us know!
Add to a movie listThe Courage to Love is a 2000 television history film starring Vanessa L. Williams, who was also the producer. The premiere was held 24 January 2000 on Lifetime. The film also stars Vanessa's children: Jillian Hervey, Melanie Hervey, Devin Hervey, and her brother Chris Williams. Filming began in August 1999 in Toronto, Canada, and was scheduled to last two months.
Synopsis
Henriette Delille, a free woman of color, was born in 1813 into one of New Orleans' most prominent families. Her family assumed she would follow her mother and sister's path and become a mistress for a wealthy white man. However, Henriette had different plans for her life.Actors
Vanessa Williams
(Mother Henriette Delille)
Gil Bellows
(Dr. Gerard Gaultier)
David La Haye
(Father Rousselon)
Lisa Bronwyn Moore
(Marie Alicot)
Cynda Williams
(Cecelia Delille)
Comments
Leave comment :
Suggestions of similar film to The Courage to Love
There are 81 films with the same actors, 8 films with the same director, 68863 with the same cinematographic genres (including 741 with exactly the same 3 genres than The Courage to Love), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.If you liked The Courage to Love, you will probably like those similar films :
Zebra Lounge (2001)
, 1h33Directed by Kari Skogland
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Erotic, Thriller, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Kristy Swanson, Stephen Baldwin, Brandy Ledford, Cameron Daddo, Daniel Magder, Vince Corazza
Rating47%
Alan and Wendy Barnet are stuck in a marital rut and decide to answer an ad they find in a Swinging magazine. The couple meets with Jack and Louise Bauer at the Zebra Lounge. The Bauers are a pair of experienced swingers who help the Barnets fulfill their sexual fantasies. However, Alan and Wendy soon realize that the Bauers are not who they seem to be.
White Lies (1998)
Directed by Kari Skogland
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Sarah Polley, Tanya Allen, Jonathan Scarfe, Lynn Redgrave, Albert Schultz, Caroline Aaron
Rating60%
Une jeune étudiante, Catherine (Sarah Polley) se retrouve embrigadée dans un groupuscule néo-nazi par amitié pour son amie Erina (Tanya Allen), le NIM (National Identity Movement, mouvement pour l'identité nationale). Le racisme et la violence gratuite pratiquée par ces fanatiques déstabilisent cependant Catherine et Erina. Jusqu'au jour où cette dernière, écœurée par la violence aveugle du groupe, décide de quitter le NIM. La jeune femme, moralement fragile depuis la mort de son père, finit par se suicider, ce qui a pour conséquence d'ouvrir les yeux de Catherine. Elle quitte elle aussi le groupe, renie le racisme et reprend sa vie en main. En abandonnant le NIM et son idéologie, la jeune femme reprend peu à peu goût à la vie.
The Stone Angel (2007)
, 1h56Directed by Kari Skogland
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Ellen Burstyn, Cole Hauser, Christine Horne, Dylan Baker, Kevin Zegers, Sheila McCarthy
Rating60%
The film spans several decades in the unconventional life of feisty nonagenarian Hagar Shipley, who sets off on a journey to reconcile herself with her past when she discovers her son Marvin and daughter-in-law Doris are moving her into a nursing home. In a crumbling house she had lived in when she was first married, Hagar recalls her estrangement from her father, a wealthy Manitoba shopkeeper who disowned her when she married farmer Bram Shipley. Despite her defiance, she considered herself superior to her husband, and treated him callously as their relationship disintegrated and he became an alcoholic. Her younger son John, her favorite, eventually broke her heart by becoming involved with Arlene, a wild girl of whom she disapproved.
Liberty Stands Still (2003)
, 1h32Directed by Kari Skogland
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Wesley Snipes, Linda Fiorentino, Tanya Allen, Oliver Platt, Hart Bochner, Martin Cummins
Rating56%
Liberty Wallace (Linda Fiorentino) is the Vice President of Marketing of one of the largest gun manufacturers in the United States, McCloud Industries. She's the daughter of the company's founder, and married to the company's ruthless CEO, Victor Wallace (Oliver Platt). While Victor is busy trafficking in international armaments, Liberty takes business breaks to conduct an affair with actor Russell Williams (Martin Cummins).
, 1h22Directed by Kari Skogland
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about religion, Serial killer films
Actors Natalie Ramsey, John Franklin, Stacy Keach, Paul Popowich, Nancy Allen, Alix Koromzay
Rating35%
Hannah, the first child born of the original Gatlin corn cult, visits the town of Gatlin to find her real mother. On the way, she picks up a street preacher by the name of Zachariah whose car broke down. He tells her about her name, and then vanishes. After crashing into a corn field a lady sheriff suddenly appears and takes Hannah to a hospital in town . Once there, she finds out Isaac was not killed by "He Who Walks Behind The Rows", but instead went into a coma. The hospital appears to be filled with strange patients who speak of a prophecy involving Hannah and Isaac before the scene changes.
Rapid Fire (2006)
, 1h30Directed by Kari Skogland
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors David Cubitt, Kristin Lehman, Jason Gedrick, Brendan Fletcher, Jessica Steen, Kate Hodge
Rating52%
In Norco, California, four men plot a bank robbery using heavy weapons to intimidate the public and the police force. However, one employee activates the silent alarm in the police station, and the criminals are chased by the police and L.A. SWAT. In despair, the robbers fire about 2,000 rounds, kill one policeman, hit eight others, and damage many cars and one helicopter. In the end, the two survivors are sentenced to life without parole.
Riverworld (2003)
, 1h26Directed by Kari Skogland
Origin Australie
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Brad Johnson, Emily Lloyd, Jeremy Birchall, Cameron Daddo, Kevin Smith, Jonathan Cake
Rating50%
In the year 2009, a meteor shower above Earth claims the life of American astronaut Jeff Hale (Brad Johnson). He awakens inside a jade-green bubble beneath the surface of a body of water filled with them. A mysterious cloaked figure pierces his bubble with a staff pressing it against his forehead, forcefully filling his mind with images to come. Dazed and in pain, he soon finds himself crawling nude onto a beach littered with metal canisters containing unisex clothing. Soon dozens of people from different lands and historical eras emerge from the water, also nude, and distribute the canisters. All understand each other's language, except a lone Neanderthal man, who lacks the capacity for speech.
Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
, 1h57Directed by Kari Skogland
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Political films, Conflit nord-irlandais
Actors Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley, Rose McGowan, Kevin Zegers, William Houston, Nick Dunning
Rating67%
Martin McGartland (Jim Sturgess) is a 21-year-old street hustler from Northern Ireland, living in the late 1980s. The Irish Republican Army wants to recruit him, but he is reluctant because of what he sees as their cruel street justice. Because of his connection to the community, the British police want him to infiltrate and spy on the IRA. Marty agrees because of the car and money he gets from the police and because he despises the IRA. The IRA accepts him as a Volunteer and in that position he learns of various planned attacks. He then informs Fergus, his police contact, to prevent these attacks. He builds up a new sense of self-esteem, but he cannot tell his family and friends about his activities. Even his new girlfriend Lara (Natalie Press) only notices that he seems to do some work for the IRA, which worries her.
Passchendaele (2008)
, 1h54Directed by Paul Gross
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Caroline Dhavernas, Gil Bellows, Paul Gross, Joe Dinicol, Adam Harrington, Michael Greyeyes
Rating63%
The main character is Sergeant Michael Dunne (later reverting to his mother's maiden name McCrae for re-enlistment), introduced in the spring of 1917 after Vimy Ridge, a decorated veteran of the 10th Battalion, CEF.
Battle of the Brave (2004)
, 2h25Directed by Jean Beaudin
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Actors Alexander Bisping, David La Haye, Juliette Gosselin, Philippe Dormoy, Sébastien Huberdeau, Bianca Gervais
Rating53%
Trapper Francois returns to his hometown to visit his father. Unfortunately his father has just died and Francois is clueless in regards to the business he's just inherited. He trusts his father's lawyer will take care of everything including the claims of creditors who have demanded an investigation.