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Features: Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Trailers, Production Notes
Steven Spielberg, gifted creator of Jaws, E.T., Schindler's List and other film milestones has turned The Color Purple into one of his most remarkable successes. Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple is the richly-textured, decades-spanning story of Celie, an uneducated woman living in the rural American south. Forced to marry a brutal man she calls "Mr.," Celie turns inward and shares her grief only with God. But she is transformed by the friendship of two remarkable women, acquiring self-worth... and the strength to forgive. Winner of the Best Actress Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination, Whoopi Goldberg makes a triumphant screen debut as the radiant, indomitable Celie. Her impressive portrayal is complemented by a memorable cast that includes Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Laurence Fishburne. An exquisitely crafted, landmark film, The Color Purple will be treasured and talked about for years to come.
"Rich performances..." Leonard Maltin
"...wonderful performances..." Roger Ebert
"Brilliant photography..." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
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.
Plot Summary
Steven Spielberg's gentle film is a masterful adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a southern black girl's rise from tragedy to personal triumph through the course of her lifetime. The acting in the film is superb, including terrific performances by Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery, and Adolph Caesar.
| Features | Theatrical Trailers | | Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital; French Dolby Digital Stereo | | Subtitles: English, Spanish, French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Access | | Production Notes |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 9/14/2004 |
| Running Time: 154 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1985 | | Catalog ID: 11534 | | UPC: 00085391153429 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1986) | | | Whoopi Goldberg, Nominee, Best Actress | | | Linda DeScenna, J. Michael Riva, Nominee, Best Set Decoration | | | Allen Daviau, Nominee, Best Cinematography | | | Aggie Guerard Rodgers, Nominee, Best Costume Design | | | Ken Chase, Nominee, Best Makeup | | | Quincy Jones, et. al., Nominee, Best Music, Original Score | | | Quincy Jones, et. al., Nominee, Best Song | | | Margaret Avery, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress | | | Oprah Winfrey, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress | | | Menno Meyjes, Nominee, Best Screenplay Based On Material From Another Medium | |
Golden Globe (1986) | | | Whoopi Goldberg, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture Drama | | | Steven Spielberg, Nominee, Best Director Of A Motion Picture | | | Quincy Jones, Nominee, Best Original Motion Picture Score | | | Oprah Winfrey, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...Remarkably faithful in incident and detail to Alice Walker's original..." 03/01/1985 p.135-6New York Times
"...Momentum, warmth and staying power....[Goldberg] eventually grows into a tremendously compelling figure..." 12/18/1985 p.C18 Los Angeles Times
"...An intimate story of suffering, endurance and triumph....Distinctive and deeply moving..." 12/18/1985 p.C1 Entertainment Weekly
"...Goldberg's stoic turn will go down as one of cinema's great breakouts..." 03/21/2003 p.133 Chicago Sun-Times
"...A heartbreaking, joyous masterpiece..." 02/07/2003 p.22 Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
The wonderful performances in this movie are contained in a screenplay that may take some of the shocking edges off Walker's novel, but keeps all the depth and dimension... The affirmation at the end of the film is so joyous that this is one of the few movies in a long time that inspires tears of happiness, and earns them. The Color Purple is the year's best film. - Roger Ebert
Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 9 of 10
A black girl's life and hard times in the South, spanning some forty years: a sprawling saga of characters both frustrated and fulfilled, and at the center a Survivor... Masterfully filmed from Menno Meyjes's script, with striking cinematography by Allen Daviau, moving music score by Quincy Jones (who also coproduced). Rich performances include screen debut for Winfrey. - Leonard Maltin
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5 of 5 Must Have Monday, December 02, 2002
John Savoy from Temple Hills, Maryland
You must have this dvd in your collection. This movie I give a prefect 5.worth watching over and over again.In wide-screen or other pan and scan,it is still great Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 A Uniquely Beautiful Story from Alice Walker and S Saturday, January 19, 2002
A Viewer from Milwaukee, WI
Alice Walker's novel THE COLOR PURPLE tells the stories of several strong and powerful characters in America's 1920s-30s Black South. The story, with any other cast or any other director, would have failed miserably on the screen, but Steven Spielberg's golden touch is evident in this DVD; the power of Spielberg's directing, coupled with emotional portrayals of the actors, is undeniable. A definite must-have for DVD collectors and movie lovers all. Was this review helpful?
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4 of 5 Widescreen is important Thursday, March 02, 2000
boris yvetnov from new york, ny
..because it allows the viewer to see just what the filmmakers intended for the audience to see - just as much of the image as was shown in the theatre. Though the image is a little smaller to fit the screen, the rewards are greater. If you see it 'pan and scanned' you'll never know what you're missing. Was this review helpful?
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5 of 5 Must be widescreen Tuesday, February 29, 2000
A Viewer from Martinez ca
When a
widescreen is sqeezed into the 4:3 ratio of a normal TV screen, it must be reedited, which usually means pan and cut. In short, the film is
usually 'redirected' and not by the original director, since h Was this review helpful?
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