Il colore viola

Titolo originale: The Color Purple
Regia: Steven Spielberg |
Anno: 1985
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Dramma Storia
Tag: prison | rape | sibling relationship | jazz | southern usa | africa | empowerment | adoption | abusive father | violent husband | jazz singer or musician | letter | cynical | incest | angry | aggressive | desperate | complex | anxious | cautionary | sentimental | antagonistic | authoritarian | callous | celebratory | condescending | defiant | harsh | ominous |
Cast: Danny Glover | Whoopi Goldberg | Margaret Avery | Oprah Winfrey | Willard E. Pugh | Akosua Busia | Desreta Jackson | Adolph Caesar | Rae Dawn Chong | Dana Ivey | Leonard Jackson | Bennet Guillory | John Patton Jr. | Carl Anderson | Susan Beaubian | James Tillis | Phillip Strong | Laurence Fishburne | Peto Kinsaka | Lelo Masamba | Margaret Freeman | Howard Starr | Daphaine Oliver | Jadili Johnson | Lillian Njoki Distefano | Donna Buie | Leon Rippy | John R. Hart | David Thomas | Carrie Murphy | Juliet Poe | Katie Simon | Ethel Taylor | Marcus Covington | Marcus Liles | April Myers | Maurice Moore | Lechanda Latharp | Drew Bundini Brown | Arnold F. Turner | Jeris Poindexter | Hawthorne James | Sonny Terry | Greg Phillinganes | Roy Gaines | Paulinho da Costa | Nana Yaw Asiedu | Clarence Avant | Bayo Martin | Ndugu Chandler | Jeffrey Kwashi | Pete Munzhi | Aniijia Rae Schockley | Maria Howell | Gayle King |

Celie è una ragazzina di quattordici anni che a seguito delle violenze subite da parte del padre dà alla luce due bambini, un maschio e una femmina, che le vengono brutalmente strappati. Allontanati i figli da sua figlia il padre decide di vendere Celie ad un vedovo con figli di nome Albert che la sposa, abusa di lei e la fa vivere come una schiava. In seguito ad Albert viene venduta anche Nettie, la sorella minore di Celie, nonché l'unica persona al mondo da cui Celie si senta amata e che ama profondamente.Nettie insegna a Celie a leggere e a scrivere, ma è insospettita da certi atteggiamenti di Albert: questi infatti desidera abusare anche di lei. Un giorno Albert decide di mettere in atto le sue fantasie, ma Nettie si ribella e di conseguenza viene scacciata dalla casa e dalla terra dell'uomo, con immenso dolore delle due sorelle. Andandosene, Nettie ripete con veemenza e più volte alla sorella che le avrebbe scritto e che solo la morte avrebbe potuto impedirglielo.

Approfondimenti

Caused one of the most controversial moments in the history of the Academy Awards when it recei [...] D
The first feature directed solely by Steven Spielberg not to be scored by John Williams. That b [...] D
The only Best-Picture Oscar nominee that year to be also nominated for Best Original Song and B [...] D
Oprah Winfrey's first film. D
The stage musical adaption of the movie opened at the Broadway Theater in New York City on Dece [...] D
Producers Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy cast Margaret Avery as Shug Avery after Tina Tu [...] D
Accustomed to the TV talk show format on A.M. Chicago (1974), Oprah Winfrey often looking direc [...] D
Whoopi Goldberg won the part of Celie in her audition for Steven Spielberg by doing a comedy ac [...] D
Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey were both nominated for an Oscar for their feature film actin [...] D
Phyllis Hyman was the original choice for the role of Shug Avery. D
Both Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey became huge superstars after this movie. D
Brian Dennehy told Entertainment Weekly Danny Glover's performance moved him to tears. D
Patti LaBelle auditioned for the role of Shug Avery. D
Before production, Steven Spielberg felt very insecure about being director of the film. In fac [...] D
Oprah Winfrey was at a "weight-loss camp" to lose weight when she learned she got the part of S [...] D
Steven Spielberg's first baby was born during the filming of this movie and he was serendipitou [...] D
Alfre Woodard was considered for the role of Celie Johnson. D
Steven Spielberg is the one whistling (on the soundtrack, along with the music), as Harpo sits [...] D
Rae Dawn Chong said about working Oprah Winfrey, "Oprah is a great brown-noser. If you're in a [...] D
The ending bears a lot of resemblance with that of The Searchers. It begins with shots of a fam [...] D
The film cast includes one Oscar winner, Whoopi Goldberg, and four Oscar nominees: Adolph Caesa [...] D
In the Turner Classic Special "Spielberg on Spielberg," Steven Spielberg cites Il colore viola [...] D
Whoopi Goldberg's first feature film. Her name is even listed last in the opening credits as "A [...] D
Sister (Ms Celie's Blues) has become a showbiz standard. Lorna Luft and Liza Minelli (who are h [...] D
The yellow convertible Shug Avery & Grady arrive in at the Johnson farm in 1936 is a 1935 Stude [...] D
Quincy Jones got in a shouting match with Steven Spielberg over the amount of screen time his t [...] D
This film, which was a Best-Picture nominee (and didn't win any of the Oscars for which it was [...] D
Whoopi Goldberg's real-life daughter appears as one of the children at the dinner table during [...] D
Willard E. Pugh plays Sofia (Oprah Winfrey)'s on-screen husband Harpo, the name that would beco [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 1998 list of the 400 movies nominated for the Top [...] D
Alice Walker, author of the source novel, attended the rushes at the end of filming each day, y [...] D
Steven Spielberg admits that his greatest mistake in directing this film was his lack of courag [...] D
At the dinner scene, Oprah Winfrey ad-libbed all her lines when she was talking to Whoopi Goldb [...] D
This movie is tied with Due vite una svolta (1977) for the most Oscar nominations without a sin [...] D
Maria Howell's debut. D
This is the second of three Amblin Entertainment productions in which the production house's lo [...] D
The town scenes in the movie were filmed in Marshville, North Carolina. A key electrical pole c [...] D
The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. D
Chaka Khan and Tina Turner were both offered the role of Shug Avery. Both turned it down. D
Pam Grier was considered for the role of Shug Avery and wrote her own song that she performed d [...] D
Steven Spielberg had producers Peter Guber and Jon Peters banned from the set because of their [...] D
Nell Carter and Jennifer Holliday turned down the role of Sofia. D
Sheryl Lee Ralph tested for the role of Shug Avery. D
The only Best-Picture Oscar nominee that year to not be nominated for Best Director. D
It is the only Best-Picture Oscar nominee that year not to win any Academy Awards, despite earn [...] D
Alice Walker may have had doubts about Steven Spielberg directing, but was at least partially c [...] D
As of 2018, the only Oscar-nominated performances of both Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfrey. D
The first PG-13-rated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. (It wasn't ex [...] D
Susan Beaubian's debut. D
Included among the "1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider. D
Although Quincy Jones is the sole music credit during the opening titles, a dispute arose regar [...] D
A film adaptation of Alice Walker's novel was so highly anticipated, auditions for the film had [...] D
Shooting for town scenes frequently had to be put on hold due to freight trains passing by the [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 [...] D
Oprah Winfrey's name does not appear on the movie poster. D
Steven Spielberg heavily pursued Chaka Khan to take the role of Shug Avery. However, Khan admit [...] D
With Whoopi Goldberg being Oscar-nominated for Best Actress, and Margaret Avery and Oprah Winfr [...] D
Lola Falana and Diana Ross turned down the role of Shug Avery. D
Steven Spielberg, Jon Peters, and Peter Guber have ties to director John Landis. Peters and Gub [...] D
A minor, yet long-standing feud between Whoopie Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey began while The Colo [...] D
Alice Walker was uneasy about Steven Spielberg being hired to direct the film. However, she was [...] D
In an early interview for his role in "Titanic," Leonardo DiCaprio stated that The Color Purple [...] D
As of 2019, this is one of four theatrical films directed by Steven Spielberg that was not scor [...] D
Sofia's speech at the dinner table was an ad-lib prompted by Steven Spielberg, in the middle of [...] D
Despite being a friend, co-producer (he talked Spielberg into directing Purple), and musical di [...] D
Steven Spielberg: [father] Nettie's father. D
Twelve people were credited for a nomination in the Best Original Score category, the most indi [...] D
Some critics, especially those in the Black community, slammed this as "male bashing and racist [...] D