For colored girls
(DVD)
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Published
, 2010.
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Gilpin County Public Library - DVD | DVD FOR | On Shelf |
Las Animas - Bent County Library District - DVD | DVD FOR C | On Shelf |
Security Public Library - DVD | DVD FOR | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American families -- Social conditions -- Drama.
African American women -- Drama.
African American women -- Social conditions -- Drama.
African Americans -- Race identity -- Drama.
Determination (Personality trait) -- Drama.
Female friendship -- Drama.
Friendship -- Drama.
Shange, Ntozake -- Film adaptations.
Suicide -- Drama.
Women -- Drama.
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- Drama.
African American women -- Drama.
African American women -- Social conditions -- Drama.
African Americans -- Race identity -- Drama.
Determination (Personality trait) -- Drama.
Female friendship -- Drama.
Friendship -- Drama.
Shange, Ntozake -- Film adaptations.
Suicide -- Drama.
Women -- Drama.
Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Published
, 2010.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
031398131212
Notes
General Note
Special features: "Span of the rainbow" original interactive documentary; Prism of poems; Transformation: movie magic; Living portraits; Music For colored girls; Marketing archive.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
General Note
Based on the play "For colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf" by Ntozake Shange.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Alexander Gruszynski ; editor, Maysie Hoy ; music, Aaron Zigman.
Participants/Performers
Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Michael Ealy, Kimberly Elise, Omari Hardwick, Hill Harper, Thandie Newton, Phylicia Rashad, Anka Noni Rose, Tessa Thompson, Kerry Washington, Whoopi Goldberg.
Description
A vibrant world where friends and strangers dream, fear, cry, love, and laugh out loud in an attempt to find their true selves. Adapted by writer/director Tyler Perry from Ntozake Shange's acclaimed choreopoem, this gripping film paints an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a woman of color in the modern world.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for some disturbing violence including a rape, sexual content and language.
System Details
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 1.78:1).
Language
English dialogue, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jackson, J., Devine, L., Ealy, M., Elise, K., Hardwick, O., Harper, H., Newton, T., Rashad, P., Rose, A. N., Thompson, T., Washington, K., Goldberg, W., Gruszynski, A., Hoy, M., Zigman, A., Bobb, R. M., Hall, P., Perry, T., & Shange, N. (2010). For colored girls .
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Janet Jackson et al.. 2010. For Colored Girls. .
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Janet Jackson et al.. For Colored Girls , 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jackson, Janet, et al. For Colored Girls 2010.
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