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It is a great, warm, hard, unforgiving, triumphant movie, and there is not a scene that does not shine with the love of the people who made it.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Color Purple
It's about life. It's about love. It's about us.
1985 · 2h 34m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
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The Color Purple
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An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
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