The Color Purple (1985)

Sisters Separated

When Albert (Danny Glover) drags Celie (Desreta Jackson) off of their land, she has an emotional separation with her sister Nettie (Akosua Busia).

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

© Warner Bros. 2012

Released in 1985 by Warner Bros..

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  • character-type: In-Law
  • character-type: Sister
  • character-type: Child
  • character-type: Husband
  • action: Crawl
  • action: Drop
  • action: Beat
  • action: Argue
  • action: Hug
  • action: Stumble
  • editors-choice: Tear Jerkers
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature
  • secondary-genre: Social Issue Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Tearjerkers
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: African-American Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Pre-20th Century Period Pieces
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Angry
  • prop: Rock
  • prop: Bag
  • setting: Farm
  • theme: Despair
  • theme: Rejection
  • theme: Abandonment
  • theme: Aggression
  • theme: Disillusionment
  • theme: Family
  • actor: Desreta Jackson
  • actor: Danny Glover
  • actor: Akosua Busia
  • director: Steven Spielberg
  • producer: Jon Peters
  • producer: Carole Isenberg
  • producer: Kathleen Kennedy
  • producer: Quincy Jones
  • producer: Steven Spielberg
  • producer: Peter Guber
  • producer: Frank Marshall
  • cinematographer: Allen Daviau
  • composer: Quincy Jones
  • costume-designer: Aggie Guerard Rodgers
  • production-designer: J. Michael Riva
  • role-name: Young Celie Harris
  • role-name: Nettie Harris
  • role-name: Albert
  • screenwriter: Menno Meyjes
  • year: 1985
  • studio: Warner Bros.

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