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Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, THE COLOR PURPLE marked the big-screen debuts of both Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey, was nominated for 11 Academy Awards® and was a major box-office success. An epic tale spanning 40 years, the film traces the life of Celie (Goldberg), an African American woman living in rural Georgia in the first half of the 20th century. Sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, "Mister” (Danny Glover), Celie survives incredible abuse and bigotry through her friendships with Sofia (Winfrey), the wife of Mister’s son from a previous marriage, and Shug (Margaret Avery), his mistress. Throughout everything, Celie perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister, Nettie (Akosua Busia). An all-too-rare cinematic exploration of the impact of racism, sexism and domestic violence on Black women, THE COLOR PURPLE marked a significant departure for director Steven Spielberg and was co-produced by Quincy Jones, who also composed the score. DIR/PROD Steven Spielberg; SCR Menno Meyjes, from the novel by Alice Walker; PROD Quincy Jones, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall. U.S., 1985, color, 154 min. RATED PG-13

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