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The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Actor(s): Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh
Director(s): Steven Spielberg
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG-13
Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Questionable for Children, Profanity, Watch With Your Teen
Movie Release: 1985
DVD Release: 03/26/1997
Format: DVD - Soft-Matted WSE for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned
Edition: Restored/Remastered
Audio Tracks: English, French
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 2 hrs 34 mins
Studio: Warner Home Video
Members Wishing: 19
Genres: Drama, Period Film, Marriage Drama, Feminist Film, Rural Drama
See Also: The Color Purple [Special Edition], The Color Purple [Widescreen/Fullscreen]

DVD Synopsis

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple spans the years 1909 to 1949, relating the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), a Southern black woman virtually sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, sharecropper Albert (Danny Glover). Celie pours out her innermost thoughts in letter form to her sister Nettie (Akousa Busia), but Albert has been hiding the letters Nettie writes back, allowing Celie to assume that Nettie is dead. Finally, Celie finds a champion in the don't-take-no-guff Sofia (Oprah Winfrey), the wife of Glover's son from a previous marriage. Alas, Sofia is "humbled" when she is beaten into submission by angry whites. Later, Celie is able to forge a strong friendship with Albert's mistress Shug (Margaret Avery). Emboldened by this, Celie begins rifling through her husband's belongings and finds Nettie's letters. Able at last to stand up to her husband, Celie leaves him to search for a new life on her own. A major box-office hit, The Color Purple was nominated for eleven Oscars. The film was co-produced by Quincy Jones, who also wrote the score. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Danny Glover - Albert
Whoopi Goldberg - Celie
Margaret Avery - Shug Avery
Oprah Winfrey - Sofia
Willard E. Pugh - Harpo


Editorial Review of DVD

Steven Spielberg's adaptation of The Color Purple comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. A closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.0, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include production notes and a pair of theatrical trailers. While the sound and picture quality are very strong, one could hope for more information about the production. Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey made their film debuts in this effort and their insight would be interesting. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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