Review of The Color Purple (1985) by Darryl Pinckney for The New York Review of Books — 02 Mar 2018
Spielberg's strategy was to broaden Walker's cunning simplifications, and in blowing up her plot, Spielberg not only makes its flaws more visible, he also uncovers, beneath the feminist rhetoric, the melodrama at its heart.
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This review of The Color Purple (1985) was written by Darryl Pinckney and published by The New York Review of Books on 02 Mar 2018.
The Color Purple has generally received very positive reviews.
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