Empire of the Sun (film)
1987
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Dec 19, 2023 · “The Color Purple” is a brilliant emotional portrait of a woman's life, marked by the inherent adversities of Black womanhood, and the unguaranteed but unfortunately not uncommon ones, too. And yet, amidst the weight of irrepressible odds, the true effect of “The Color Purple” is the solidarity of Black sisterhood, familial or otherwise.
Dec 19, 2023 · Alice Walker’s 1982 novel “The Color Purple” has proved tricky to adapt in a manner that retains the book’s power. Part of the problem is it’s an epistolary novel, a genre that’s ...
Much more than a remake, the musical film version of The Color Purple stands on its own as a vibrant, uplifting experience -- and the singing and dancing are superb. Read Audience Reviews
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- Musical, Drama
- PG-13
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.
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- Drama
- PG-13
It is a great, warm, hard, unforgiving, triumphant movie, and there is not a scene that does not shine with the love of the people who made it. The film is based on the novel by Alice Walker, who told Celie's story through a series of letters, some never sent, many never received, most addressed to God.
Dec 24, 2023 · ‘The Color Purple’ Review: A Push-Pull of Brutality and Joy. The movie-musical adaptation of the classic novel (and film) carves out its own path. Photo: Ser Baffo/Warner Bros. On January...
Dec 22, 2023 · Musician-turned-filmmaker Blitz Bazawule talks about transforming Alice Walker’s deeply moving book “The Color Purple” into an inventive musical that leans into Celie’s imagination.
Dec 25, 2023 · 6 minute read. In The Color Purple, Fantasia Barrino holds a watchful presence as the grown-up Celie, while Taraji P. Henson delivers a powerful performance as Shug Avery. Photographer—© 2022...
Dec 19, 2023 · Published in 1982, this lyrical story of a poor Black woman’s eventual triumph over an abusive husband and a seemingly uncaring world became a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 1985, and then a...
Dec 19, 2023 · ‘The Color Purple’ Review: Alice Walker’s Novel Lends Itself to the Blues, as Well as Stirring Musical’s Sense of Spiritual Uplift. Director Blitz Bazawule’s fresh-eyed remake synthesizes...
