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Love Jones is a 1997 romance-drama film written and directed by Theodore Witcher. Larenz Tate and Nia Long portray young romantic upward-mobile African Americans navigating through Chicago's club culture.

Synopsis

What do you do after love at first sight? That's the question posed in this romantic comedy-drama set in Chicago. Darius Lovehall (Larenz Tate) is a novelist who is giving a reading at the Sanctuary, an upscale night club presenting jazz and poetry to a bohemian clientele. Shortly before his set, he meets Nina Mosley (Nia Long), a woman who is a gifted photographer, despite the fact that she just lost her job. They exchange small talk, and Darius makes his interest clear when he retitles a love poem A Blues For Nina. A mutual attraction is sparked between them, and Nina soon invites Darius back to her place for a photo session that soon turns seriously sexy. So far, so good, but neither Darius or Nina are sure where to go next after this promising start. She's just gotten out of a relationship and isn't sure if she still cares for her old boyfriend or not, while Darius' buddies read him the riot act for wanting to give up his freedom so early on in the game. Love Jones was the debut movie for African-American writer and director Theodore Witcher; Isaiah Washington, Bill Bellamy, and Lisa Nicole Carson lead the supporting cast.

Cast

Larenz Tate
— Darius Lovehall
Nia Long
— Nina Mosley
Isaiah Washington
— Savon Garrison
Lisa Nicole Carson
— Josie Nichols
Bill Bellamy
— Hollywood
Leonard Roberts — Eddie Coles
Bernadette L. Clarke — Sheila Downes
Khalil Kain — Marvin Cox
Cerall Duncan — Troy Garrison
David Nisbet — Publisher
Simon James — Roger Lievsey
Oona Hart Model — Lievsey Studio
Jaqueline Fleming
— Lisa Martin
Manao DeMuth — Nina's Assistant
Marie-Françoise Theodore — Tracey Powell

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