The Color Purple
by Steven Spielberg
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Actor: Adolph Caesar, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Whoopi GoldbergDirector: Steven Spielberg
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Steven Spielberg
Editor: Michael Kahn
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy
Producer: Frank Marshall
Producer: Quincy Jones
Producer: Jon Peters
Producer: Peter Guber
Writer: Menno Meyjes
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 4.0
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 152 minutes
Published: 2007-05-01
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-15
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Model: 116310
Studio: Warner Home Video
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- Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple is a richly-textured, powerful film set in America's rural south.Whoopi Goldberg, winner of the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination, makes a triumphant screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie, the story's central character. Her impressive portrayal is complimented by a distinguished cast that includes
Movie Reviews of The Color Purple
Movie Review: Lovely Rendition of the Famous Novel
Summary: 5 Stars
The Color Purple / B000P0J092
If you read and enjoyed Walker's The Color Purple, then you will most likely love this movie - this is possibly one of the most faithful book films I have ever seen.
There's very little praise I could heap onto this movie that I haven't already heaped onto the novel, but as far as movie-only elements go, I should note how wonderful the acting in this movie is. Having really only sampled Whoopi Goldberg as a comedian, I was blown away at how well she portrayed Celie, especially as she matures emotionally from a frightened little girl to a abused and distant wife and finally to a strong and confident woman. The relationship between Celie and Shug is beautifully portrayed, and is extremely nuanced as each woman aids the other in their spiritual and emotional growth. Glover, too, acts wonderfully here, and it is fascinating to see his character evolve as well (a feature of the novel that could have easily been swept aside in the Hollywood desire for a completely irredeemable villain) from a cruel, emotionally dead man to one who regrets the things he has done and the opportunities he has lost.
I would greatly recommend this movie to anyone, but I would also recommend that you read the novel first if you haven't already. Because the novel covers such a long period of time (most of Celie's life, really), it was necessary for the movie to cut many events, and while it did so in the best possible way, there's still a lot of material worth reading in the novel that will help to understand the movie and why the characters feel and act the way they do.
~ Ana Mardoll
Summary of The Color Purple
No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 15-MAY-2007
Media Type: DVD
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