On Dec. 16, 1985, Warner Bros. unveiled Steven Spielberg's adaptation of The Color Purple at its premiere in New York.
The Color Purple: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey. A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
sobering aspects of the novel. Knives were out for Spielberg, who (like director George Lucas) had amassed a reputation (and fortune) as Prince Confectioner of the Hollywood Blockbuster. (The Oscars nominated, but did not award,The Color Purplein 11 categories. The movie,...
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BR: Color Purple, The (1985) Return to:Home/Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews/C . Film: Excellent / DVD Transfer: Excellent / DVD Extras: Excellent Label: Warner Home Video / Region: All / Released: January 25, 2011 Genre: Drama Synopsis: An African American woman struggles to maintain her ...
The Color PurpleandThe Color Purple(1985) Whoopi Goldberg in 'The Color Purple'; 'The Color Purple' book cover.Everett Collection; Harcourt It's safe to say that Steven Spielberg wouldn't be the modern choice to adapt Alice Walker's 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novelThe Color Purple, but th...
The Color Purple(1985) Steven Spielbergcreated a stellaradaptationofAlice Walker’snovel, and one that is extremely faithful to the novel in terms of both plot and character. This is a true achievement because Spielberg relies on his actors to convey much of the emotional content through their ...
Both Mean Girls and The Color Purple received movie musical adaptations of their staged shows, and The Color Purple’s was especially successful. Based on the Alice Walker novel — which was adapted by Steven Spielberg into a 1985 movie featuring Oprah— the movie musical stars Fantasia Barrino ...
“The Purple Rose Of Cairo” (1985)Woody Allen is notoriously dissatisfied with most of his films, but for many years, “The Purple Rose Of Cairo” was the one picture the director cited as a favorite. Perhaps it’s because it allowed him the freedom to explore opposing milieus: the luxu...
The Color Purple ultimately serves as a testament to the strength of sisterhood and the resilience of black women in the face of adversity. Released: 1985 Directed by: Steven Spielberg Also ranks #2 on Banned Books That Were Made Into Movies Also ranks #3 on The 100+ Best Movies With ...