THE COLOR PURPLE
(il colore viola)
The Color Purple follows the life of Celie
Johnson as she struggles through life in the
early 1900s.
The film begins with Celie about 17 years
old, giving birth to her second child, sired
by her father.
Her father takes the second child away from
her and tells her never to tell anyone about it.
Time passes and a local farmer, "Mister",
comes by to marry Celie's younger, prettier
sister, Nettie.
Her father refuses to let Nettie marry and gives
the man Celie instead.
Mister neglects and abuses Celie until Nettie
comes by asking to stay with them, because
the father can't keep his hands off her.
When Mister is unable to lure Nettie, he sends
her away, leaving Celie more distraught
than ever.
Nettie promises to write unless death keeps
her from it, but Celie never receives a letter.
Meanwhile, Mister's lover, Shug Avery, comes
to visit and befriends Celie, helping her to
understand that she is more than
Mister's servant.
The movie culminates in Celie leaving Mister
with the threat that everything he touches will
fall apart until he does right by her.
Mister finds compassion and goes to the
INS to help Celie's sister Nettie prove that
she is a US citizen and return from Africa
where she has been living with Celie's two
children who had been given to a missionary
and his wife.
Celie is reunited with Nettie and her two children
in a heartfelt ending to an extraordinary film.
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