Alice Walker’s joyous Pulitzer Prize winning novel comes to the screen as one of Steven Spielberg’s most powerful personal films. This enthralling story begins in a small Georgia town in 1906, when young Celie, hardly more than a child herself, gives birth to two children, fathered by the man she calls “Pa” and who takes the infants from her at birth and tells her nothing of their fate. Sustained by a close bond with her sister Nettie, Celie submerges her own identity as she is mistreated by every man in her life. This film covers the gamut of joy, sorrow, loss and reunion. It is truly unforgettable and the ending is an inspirational triumph. Stars Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, introducing Whoopi Goldberg as Celie and Oprah Winfrey as Sofia.
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ACMI Identifier
38938
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Adaptations
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → African American women
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → African American women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → African American women
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
History → African American women
History → African Americans - History
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)