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- Based on poet Ntozake Shange's Tony-nominated 1975 play, FOR COLORED GIRLS follows the intersecting lives of eight different African-American women, from young, naive Nyla (Tessa Thompson) to world-weary 60-something apartment manager Gilda (Phylicia Rashad).
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For Colored Girls is a 2010 American drama film adapted from Ntozake Shange 's 1975 original choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. Written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry, the film features an ensemble cast which includes Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Phylicia Rashad, Thandiwe Newton ...
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Nov 4, 2010 · The film is based on Ntozake Shange’s electric play, the self-described choreopoem “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf.”
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Tyler Perry melodrama deals with intense, disturbing themes. Read Common Sense Media's For Colored Girls review, age rating, and parents guide.
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Nov 8, 2010 · Tyler Perry’s latest film “For Colored Girls” strikes a colorful palate of critical issues facing not only colored women, but all women. Adapted from Ntozake Shange ’s 1975 stage play “ For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf ,” Perry constructs his own thought-provoking, poetic, emotional, real and ...
Oct 24, 2010 · Set for release by Lionsgate on Nov. 5, “For Colored Girls” is based on source material as credible as it comes: “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf,”...
Nov 3, 2010 · A monologue on film, sure — but not a poetic construction unlike the ordinary speech in the same film. Director-writer Tyler Perry's ambitious "For Colored Girls" is based on the Tony-nominated "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf" by Ntozake Shange.
Oct 22, 2010 · It’s not “Precious,” but “For Colored Girls” marks an advance for Tyler Perry, as well as a big step back. In adapting Ntozake Shange’s Tony-nominated play — a cycle of poetic ...
