Oh sure, I hear you say. Pick an Oscar winner for a gem, real cutting edge there, OiVey. Well, actually, I like to buck the trends. But this film, just grabbed me and tossed me around so much I just had to love it.
It's about women and their depth and their tolerance until one day they just have to make a stand and change what they think. Whoopi Goldberg stars as the matriarch of a large family with Danny Glover as her abusive husband.
Glover's Mister brings in a girlfriend called Shug played by Margaret Avery. Goldberg's Celie finds herself enamored of the woman and they begin an affair.
Director Steven Spielberg gets an outstanding performance that wins Oprah Winfrey a best supporting actress nomination. Winfrey herself speaks often of how deeply she felt the material and loved playing the part of the determined Sofia.
The tragic sadness that permeates the film can be a downer, yet I love how the women sort it through and blossom. Bring a box of tissues, you're gonna need it.
Many copes both in VHS and DVD format available across the entire library system. VHS at SWOCC, North Bend, Coquille, Myrtle Point, Powers and Lakeside. DVDs in Bandon, North Bend and SWOCC.
IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088939/
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