The Color Purple (2 Disc) (Special Edition) (DVD)

Name: The Color Purple (2 Disc) (Special Edition) (DVD)
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Overview

Description

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, Rovi

Features

Disc one:

Award notes

Theatrical trailers

Disc two:

4 documentaries conversations with the ancestors: from book to screen, a collaboration of spirits: casting and acting, The Color Purple: The musical and cultivating a classic: The making of The Color Purple

Storyboard and photo galleries

Specifications

Details

Genre
Drama
Countries Produced
USA
Duration
153 minutes
Year of Release
1985

Other

Languages
Eng/Fre
Subtitle Languages
Eng/Fre/Spa
Chapter Info
Disc #1 -- The Color Purple - Disc One , 1. Credits [3:21], 2. A Daughter [1:37], 3. Dear God [2:44], 4. Married to Mr. [5:31], 5. Looks like Olivia [3:14], 6. Nettie Seeks Refuge [3:54], 7. Lessons [2:45], 8. Sisters Parted [5:20], 9. Mind on the Mail [4:00], 10. Dressing Mr. [4:22], 11. Harpo and Sophia [4:05], 12. Domestic Disputes [6:21], 13. "You Sure Is Ugly!" [3:19], 14. Cooking Breakfast [4:03], 15. Shug's Bath [2:29], 16. Old Mr.'s Cool Drink [3:55], 17. Harpo's Jook Joint [4:05], 18. Miss Celie's Blues [2:50], 19. Harpo's Women [4:11], 20. Beautiful Celie [6:32], 21. Church Memories [2:18], 22. A Friend Departs [:01], 23. Sofia's Tragedy [2:40], 24. Driving and Shopping [2:55], 25. Home for Christmas [3:38], 26. Two Married Ladies [5:47], 27. Letter From Nettie [3:10], 28. Albert's Stash [5:57], 29. Nettie's African Tale [3:11], 30. Close Shave [5:41], 31. Dinner Table Revolt [3:56], 32. Calie's Curse [5:13], 33. Golden Gift [3:23], 34. Albert the Wreck [1:51], 35. Homecoming [4:28], 36. The Color Purple [2:27], 37. Miss Celie's Blues, Maybe God Is Tryin' to Tell You Somethin' [2:20], 38. A Family Reunited [4:58], 39. End Credits (Miss Celie's Blues) [5:52]
UPC
400192931852

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