Monday January 21, 2008
The Color Purple
The African Diaspora Film Series:
Sponsored by the Upperman Center, UNCW Presents & the Campus Activities and Involvement Center
Celebrate MLK Day and prepare for the visit of the amazing actor Danny Glover by joining us for this award-winning film! Based upon the novel by Alice Walker, this achingly beautiful film follows the struggles of Celie Johnson throughout the early decades of the twentieth century. We watch as Celie struggles with incest, childbirth, marriage, domestic violence, infidelity, and a heartbreaking separation from her beloved sister and her own child. Over the years, Celie develops friendships that help her develop into a strong and creative woman. Danny Glover plays Celie's abusive husband, a man who must also transform to survive the changes in his world.
Alice Walker won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel. Whoopi Goldberg won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama. The Directors Guild Of America presented Steven Spielberg with the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures. The film received numerous other nominations and prizes. Don't miss this opportunity to see The Color Purple on the big screen! Starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfrey.
The Color Purple (1985) USA; Dir. Steven Spielberg; 154 min; DVD, Rated PG-13; Drama.
Lumina Theater. Tickets: Free to UNCW Students, Faculty, Staff & Public.
Brought to you by UNCW Presents.
