an excellent movie . superb act by mary alice and phillip m. thomas and and a young irene cara . tony king be very realistic in his role of satin . this movie be one of the last predominately all black movie of the 70 and unlike the blaxploitation movie of that era and this movie actually have a plot and and be very well do . the movie soundtrack and sung by aretha franklin and be popular on the r and b chart at the time .