THE COLOR PURPLE (1986)
STEVEN SPIELBERG
DramaWeepie / Tear JerkerLiterary ClassicsSlaveryBlackness, Race & EthnicityInspirational Speechmaking1900-19191920s1930sHistoricalWomen on FilmRecommended
Plot
Spielberg's aclaimed adaptation of Alice Walker's novel of a poor black girl, raped and rejected by her father, separated from her beloved sister and given into a life of domestic servitude and virtual imprisonment to her farmer husband. A bleak tale of hope and eventual liberation warmly told.