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The Color Purple (DVD, 1997)

Steven Spielberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover | Theatrical release: 1985 | Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
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Movie synopsis
Steven Spielberg's masterful adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel stars Whoppi Goldberg, in her impressive screen debut, as Celie, a sharecropper's daughter living in rural Georgia. The film opens in 1909 when Celie is a young girl, a victim of incest, pregnant with her father's child. Ugly and unloved, separated from her children and her sister, Celie's only option is marriage to an abusive, philandering husband (Danny Glover) who treats her little better than a slave. Her life changes forever when her husband brings his mistress, a beautiful blues singer named Shug (Margaret Avery), into the house. THE COLOR PURPLE was also the film debut for Oprah Winfrey, who beautifully plays Celie's sister-in-law, Sofia. THE COLOR PURPLE was nominated for 11 Academy Awards (including one each for Goldberg, Avery, and Winfrey) but surprisingly won no Oscars, and although the film was nominated for a Best Picture award, Spielberg was snubbed by the academy and was not nominated for Best Director.

Product Details
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
  • Film Country: USA
  • UPC: 085391153429

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Genre:Dramas
Format:DVD
Region:Region 1

eBay Product ID: EPID3067813

Editorial reviews

"...Remarkably faithful in incident and detail to Alice Walker's original..."
Sight and Sound - Richard Combs (03/01/1985)

"...Momentum, warmth and staying power....[Goldberg] eventually grows into a tremendously compelling figure..."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (12/18/1985)

"...An intimate story of suffering, endurance and triumph....Distinctive and deeply moving..."
Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (12/18/1985)

"...Goldberg's stoic turn will go down as one of cinema's great breakouts..."
Entertainment Weekly - Marc Bernardin (03/21/2003)

"...A heartbreaking, joyous masterpiece..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (02/07/2003)

3 stars out of 5 -- "[Spielberg] elicits career-best performances from Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey..."
Total Film - Total Film Staff (03/01/2011)

4 stars out of 5 -- "[F]ull of riveting set-pieces, bravura filmmaking and great performances from Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey."
Empire - Ian Freer (03/01/2011)

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Created: 04/05/07

THE COLOR PURPLE

Review For: The Color Purple (DVD, 1997)

THIS DVD MAKES YOU CRY AND MAKES YOU SMILE. I LOVE THIS DVD..... I HAVE WATCHED IT SO MANY TIMES AND NEVER GET TIRED OF SEEING IT. WHEN MY GRANDKIDS GET OLDER I WANT THEM TO WATCH IT WITH ME. THIS MOVIE BRINGS OUT SO MANY EMOTIONS AND MAKES YOU REALIZE HOW CRUEL PEOPLE CAN BE. A GREAT ENDING THAT MAKES YOU CRY OF JOY!!! JUST A BEAUTIFUL STORY WITH EXCELLENT ACTING!!!!

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Created: 11/04/06

The colr Purple DVD

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I love this movie! I think it is a classic! Whoopi Goldberg was amazing as the title character. It gives an unbelievable insight into the life and times of the people of that era. I bought this dvd as a present but have a dvd of it also in my personal collection.

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Created: 07/15/11

Must see you will NOT be disappointed!!!

Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.
Review For: The Color Purple (DVD, 1997)

A great story of a journey of a poor girl who is forced by her father to get married very young and live a life of captivity. She lives in constant fear of voicing her opinion or going against anything that her husband says,in order to avoid a beating. Forced to be sworn off from seeing her sister again, she holds out hope that they will someday reunite again.

This movie is portrays the excellent acting skills of Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover and a cast of many other great actors.

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Created: 12/03/06

One of the greatest movies ever

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I disliked the fact the man Celie new as her father saw fit to make her do what her mother wouldn't which was to have sex with him and have 2 children with him that he took from her and sold.
And that Albert had to be an abusive husband and father, but the selfless act in the end was a good start to rebuilding his character.
I purchased the movie just so that i could watch it daily if that is what i want to do. I think this is a movie that everyone should have in there library. I loved the fact that the sister were still able to reunite after all the years of being seperated.
If you have not seen this movie buy a copy today you will not regret it

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Created: 06/20/11

Buy this movie, it is a classic.

Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.

Color Purple is one of the best movie you will ever see. It is the type of movie you will remember for the rest of your life. Great class of actors and actresses. I will very highly recommend this movie to anybody. Without this movie, your movie library is incomplete. If you never watch this movie, take time to do so. If you have watch this movie, buy it.

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