MARGARET AVERY at the premiere of The Color Purple (December 6, 2023)
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Oscar Nominee of All Time: Round 1, Group A
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MARGARET AVERY
NOMINATIONS:
Supporting- 1985 for The Color Purple
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SAL MINEO (1939-1976)
NOMINATIONS:
Supporting- 1955 for Rebel Without a Cause, 1960 for Exodus
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The Color Purple (1985). A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
As much as I do love Steven Spielberg, it's pretty hard to deny that he was the wrong person to direct this adaptation. Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery deliver tremendous, showstopping performances, but Spielberg can't quite find his way into the story which - - y'know! Makes sense! He's a Jewish, male director adapting a story that so distinctively and empathetically belongs to Black women, and he's adapting it in the 80s!
In that sense, Spielberg probably does the best job he possibly could've - there is still a lot to like here, from the performances to the stunning cinematography, to some scenes that are equal parts hopeful and harrowing, but Spielberg just can never quite get out of his own way, Still, it's worth the watch, especially for Whoopi who I've often liked as an actress, but genuinely floored me here. 7/10.
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The Color Purple (Steven Spielberg, 1988).
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US Vogue June 1984 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Model Talisa Soto wears a wonderful "spaced" print silk jacquard dress with a bare midriff V and very soft button-down-the-back skirt. Vogue Pattern #8936.
Fabric, by Taub & Meister.
Hair, Hamid; makeup, Margaret Avery.
Photo Arthur Elgort
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Endless List of My Favorite Movies
The Color Purple (1985)
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