The Color Purple

Steven Spielberg directed critically acclaimed adaptation of Alice Walker's novel, which follows an African-American woman (Whoopi Goldberg) as she struggles to take control of her life in a small Southern town in the early-20th century. Enduring unthinkable abuse at the hands of her father (Danny Glover), she perseveres while trying to maintain a close relationship with her younger sister and find love as the years pass. Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery co-star. 154 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set. Region Free